Evaluation of the efficacy of the National Early Warning Score in predicting in-hospital mortality via the risk stratification

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 47, Issue , 2018, Pages 222-226

  Lee, Young Seok ^a   Choi, Jae Woo ^b   Park, Yeon Hee ^c   Chung, Chaeuk ^d   Park, Dong Il ^d   Lee, Jeong Eun ^d   Lee, Hye Sun ^e   Moon, Jae Young ^d  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Cheongju St Mary's Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Daejeon St Mary's Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Chungnam National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hospital mortality; National Early Warning Score; Prognosis; Rapid response system; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OUTCOME; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STRATIFICATION; SURVIVAL TIME; AGED; CRITICAL ILLNESS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 85050136763     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2018.07.011     Document Type: Article

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