Application of the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) as a stratification tool on admission in an Italian acute medical ward: A perspective study

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 71, Issue 3-4, 2017, Pages

  Spagnolli, Walter ^a   Rigoni, Marta ^b   Torri, Emanuele ^b,c   Cozzio, Susanna ^a   Vettorato, Elisa ^a   Nollo, Giandomenico ^b,d  

^a Ospedale Sanata Chiara UO Medicina Interna   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE BRUNO KESSLER   (Italy)

^c Dipartimento salute e solidariet sociale   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY FAILURE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL EARLY WARNING SCORE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; WARD; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ITALY; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME FACTOR; TRENDS;

COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; ITALY; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TRIAGE;

EID: 85014780325     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.12934     Document Type: Article

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