Evaluation and improvement of the National Early Warning Score (NEWS2) for COVID-19: a multi-hospital study
Abstract Background The National Early Warning Score (NEWS2) is currently recommended in the UK for the risk stratification of COVID-19 patients, but little is known about its ability to detect severe cases. We aimed to evaluate NEWS2 for the prediction of severe COVID-19 outcome and identify and va...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-01-01
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Series: | BMC Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-020-01893-3 |