Modified Early Warning Score scores in the emergency department: Factors associated with changing scores to evaluate clinical improvement or deterioration
MEWS could be used to predict short-term critical illness in patients presenting to the ED. Further research is needed to evaluate the association of the acute care chains' performance and changes in MEWS scores.
Authors
- Laura M. Verweij
- Prabath W.B. Nanayakkara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1555-3682)
- Jeroen Ludikhuize (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3461-1032)
- Lars I. Veldhuis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9568-0138)
- Marjolein Visser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5136-298X)
Institutions
- Erasmus MC (NL)
- Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam (NL)
- Haga Hospital (NL)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
- Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Critical Illness and Injury Science
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/ijciis.ijciis_43_24
- Primary Topic
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00