Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) identifies critical illness among ward patients in a resource restricted setting in Kampala, Uganda: A prospective observational study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2016, Pages

  Kruisselbrink, Rebecca ^a   Kwizera, Arthur ^b   Crowther, Mark ^a   Fox Robichaud, Alison ^a   O'Shea, Timothy ^a   Nakibuuka, Jane ^c   Ssinabulya, Isaac ^b   Nalyazi, Joan ^b   Bonner, Ashley ^a   Devji, Tahira ^a   Wong, Jeffrey ^d   Cook, Deborah ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c MULAGO HOSPITAL   (Uganda)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UGANDA; VITAL SIGN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UGANDA; VITAL SIGNS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84983053587     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151408     Document Type: Article

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