National Early Warning Score Accurately Discriminates the Risk of Serious Adverse Events in Patients With Liver Disease

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2018, Pages 1657-1666.e10

  Hydes, Theresa J ^a   Meredith, Paul ^a   Schmidt, Paul E ^a   Smith, Gary B ^a,b   Prytherch, David R ^a,c   Aspinall, Richard J ^a  

^a QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cirrhosis; Liver Failure; Portal Hypertension; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMAN; ICD-10; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL EARLY WARNING SCORE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; ADOLESCENT; COMPLICATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; LIVER DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85049636732     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: 15427714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2017.12.035     Document Type: Article

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