Modifications of the National Early Warning Score for patients with chronic respiratory disease

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 242-252

  Pedersen, N E ^a   Rasmussen, L S ^a   Petersen, J A ^a   Gerds, T A ^a   Ostergaard D ^a   Lippert, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Centre for HR   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; DENMARK; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NATIONAL EARLY WARNING SCORE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ALGORITHM; BREATHING DISORDER; CHRONIC DISEASE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; INTENSIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 85032195062     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aas.13020     Document Type: Article

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