Comparison of the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) and the Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) for predicting admission and in-hospital mortality in elderly patients in the pre-hospital setting and in the emergency department

Comparison of the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) and the Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) for predicting admission and in-hospital mortality in elderly patients in the pre-hospital setting and in the emergency department

The aim of this study is to evaluate the usefulness of the pre-hospital National Early Warning Score (pNEWS) and the pre-hospital Modified Early Warning Score (pMEWS) for predicting admission and in-hospital mortality in elderly patients presenting to the emergency department (ED). We also compare t...

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Main Authors: Toshiya Mitsunaga, Izumu Hasegawa, Masahiko Uzura, Kenji Okuno, Kei Otani, Yuhei Ohtaki, Akihiro Sekine, Satoshi Takeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-05-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
National early warning score
Modified early warning score
Elderly
Pre-hospital
Admission
Mortality
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/6947.pdf

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