A single-centre observational cohort study of admission National Early Warning Score (NEWS)

Resuscitation

Volumn 92, Issue , 2015, Pages 89-93

  Abbott, Tom E F ^a   Vaid, Nidhi ^b   Ip, Dorothy ^c   Cron, Nicholas ^d   Wells, Matt ^e   Torrance, Hew D T ^a   Emmanuel, Julian ^a,f  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^e CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical outcomes; Early warning score; Monitoring; Physiological parameters

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NATIONAL EARLY WARNING SCORE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME FACTOR; TRENDS;

ADULT; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROC CURVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84931067996     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2015.04.020     Document Type: Article

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