Implementation of an Electronic National Early Warning System to Decrease Clinical Deterioration in Hospitalized Patients at a Tertiary Medical Center
The National Early Warning Score (NEWS) is an early warning system that predicts clinical deterioration. The impact of the NEWS on the outcome of healthcare remains controversial. This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of implementing an electronic version of the NEWS (E-NEWS), to re...
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doaj-0e60dd16bc5e4b9f93b50bff934315662021-04-25T23:01:41ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1661-78271660-46012021-04-01184550455010.3390/ijerph18094550Implementation of an Electronic National Early Warning System to Decrease Clinical Deterioration in Hospitalized Patients at a Tertiary Medical CenterChieh-Liang Wu0Chen-Tsung Kuo1Sou-Jen Shih2Jung-Chen Chen3Ying-Chih Lo4Hsiu-Hui Yu5Ming-De Huang6Wayne Huey-Herng Sheu7Shih-An Liu8Department of Critical Care Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, TaiwanComputer & Communication Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, TaiwanDepartment of Nursing, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, TaiwanCenter of Quality Management, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, TaiwanCenter of Quality Management, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, TaiwanDepartment of Nursing, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, TaiwanCenter of Quality Management, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, TaiwanDepartment of Top Hospital Administration, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 11221, TaiwanCenter of Quality Management, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, TaiwanThe National Early Warning Score (NEWS) is an early warning system that predicts clinical deterioration. The impact of the NEWS on the outcome of healthcare remains controversial. This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of implementing an electronic version of the NEWS (E-NEWS), to reduce unexpected clinical deterioration. We developed the E-NEWS as a part of the Health Information System (HIS) and Nurse Information System (NIS). All adult patients admitted to general wards were enrolled into the current study. The “adverse event” (AE) group consisted of patients who received cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), were transferred to an intensive care unit (ICU) due to unexpected deterioration, or died. Patients without AE were allocated to the control group. The development of the E-NEWS was separated into a baseline (October 2018 to February 2019), implementation (March to August 2019), and intensive period (September. to December 2019). A total of 39,161 patients with 73,674 hospitalization courses were collected. The percentage of overall AEs was 6.06%. Implementation of E-NEWS was associated with a significant decrease in the percentage of AEs from 6.06% to 5.51% (<i>p</i> = 0.001). CPRs at wards were significantly reduced (0.52% to 0.34%, <i>p</i> = 0.012). The number of patients transferred to the ICU also decreased significantly (3.63% to 3.49%, <i>p</i> = 0.035). Using multivariate analysis, the intensive period was associated with reducing AEs (<i>p</i> = 0.019). In conclusion, we constructed an E-NEWS system, updating the NEWS every hour automatically. Implementing the E-NEWS was associated with a reduction in AEs, especially CPRs at wards and transfers to ICU from ordinary wards.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/9/4550cardiopulmonary resuscitationclinical deteriorationearly warning scorehealth information system |
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Chieh-Liang Wu Chen-Tsung Kuo Sou-Jen Shih Jung-Chen Chen Ying-Chih Lo Hsiu-Hui Yu Ming-De Huang Wayne Huey-Herng Sheu Shih-An Liu Implementation of an Electronic National Early Warning System to Decrease Clinical Deterioration in Hospitalized Patients at a Tertiary Medical Center International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health cardiopulmonary resuscitation clinical deterioration early warning score health information system |
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Chieh-Liang Wu Chen-Tsung Kuo Sou-Jen Shih Jung-Chen Chen Ying-Chih Lo Hsiu-Hui Yu Ming-De Huang Wayne Huey-Herng Sheu Shih-An Liu |
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Implementation of an Electronic National Early Warning System to Decrease Clinical Deterioration in Hospitalized Patients at a Tertiary Medical Center |
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Implementation of an Electronic National Early Warning System to Decrease Clinical Deterioration in Hospitalized Patients at a Tertiary Medical Center |
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Implementation of an Electronic National Early Warning System to Decrease Clinical Deterioration in Hospitalized Patients at a Tertiary Medical Center |
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Implementation of an Electronic National Early Warning System to Decrease Clinical Deterioration in Hospitalized Patients at a Tertiary Medical Center |
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Implementation of an Electronic National Early Warning System to Decrease Clinical Deterioration in Hospitalized Patients at a Tertiary Medical Center |
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implementation of an electronic national early warning system to decrease clinical deterioration in hospitalized patients at a tertiary medical center |
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
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1661-7827 1660-4601 |
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The National Early Warning Score (NEWS) is an early warning system that predicts clinical deterioration. The impact of the NEWS on the outcome of healthcare remains controversial. This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of implementing an electronic version of the NEWS (E-NEWS), to reduce unexpected clinical deterioration. We developed the E-NEWS as a part of the Health Information System (HIS) and Nurse Information System (NIS). All adult patients admitted to general wards were enrolled into the current study. The “adverse event” (AE) group consisted of patients who received cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), were transferred to an intensive care unit (ICU) due to unexpected deterioration, or died. Patients without AE were allocated to the control group. The development of the E-NEWS was separated into a baseline (October 2018 to February 2019), implementation (March to August 2019), and intensive period (September. to December 2019). A total of 39,161 patients with 73,674 hospitalization courses were collected. The percentage of overall AEs was 6.06%. Implementation of E-NEWS was associated with a significant decrease in the percentage of AEs from 6.06% to 5.51% (<i>p</i> = 0.001). CPRs at wards were significantly reduced (0.52% to 0.34%, <i>p</i> = 0.012). The number of patients transferred to the ICU also decreased significantly (3.63% to 3.49%, <i>p</i> = 0.035). Using multivariate analysis, the intensive period was associated with reducing AEs (<i>p</i> = 0.019). In conclusion, we constructed an E-NEWS system, updating the NEWS every hour automatically. Implementing the E-NEWS was associated with a reduction in AEs, especially CPRs at wards and transfers to ICU from ordinary wards. |
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cardiopulmonary resuscitation clinical deterioration early warning score health information system |
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