Adjusting EWS scores for altitude above sea level: is it necessary to predict sepsis mortality in the emergency room?
Adjustment of oxygen saturation for altitude above sea level in NEWS (NEWSa) does not improve its predictive capacity for mortality in patients with sepsis in the emergency department, however, this same adjustment in the IEWS value significantly improves the predictive capacity compared to NEWS and NEWSa.
Authors
- Germán Devia Jaramillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5465-7479)
- Laura Ruy Sanchez Guerrero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1842-8449)
Institutions
- Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá (CO)
- Universidad del Rosario (CO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12245-024-00761-8
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.06