A validation of the National Early Warning Score to predict outcome in patients with COPD exacerbation

Thorax

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 23-30

  Hodgson, Luke E ^a,b   Dimitrov, Borislav D ^a   Congleton, Jo ^c   Venn, Richard ^b   Forni, Lui G ^d   Roderick, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b WORTHING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

COPD Exacerbations

Indexed keywords

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY EARLY WARNING SCORE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATIONAL EARLY WARNING SCORE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN SATURATION; PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALFORD NATIONAL EARLY WARNING SCORE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY; AGED; DISEASE COURSE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AREA UNDER CURVE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE;

EID: 84984602127     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-208436     Document Type: Article

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