A Real‐Time Prospective Evaluation of the Prognostic Accuracy of <scp>SIRS</scp> , <scp>MEWS</scp> , <scp>NEWS2</scp> and <scp>qSOFA</scp> in Predicting <scp>ICU</scp> Admission and Mortality in an Emergency Department: Implications for Nursing Pract
NEWS2 can help nurses quickly rule out high-risk infection cases, whereas qSOFA highlights patients most likely to need urgent escalation or ICU care. Using both scores together supports faster triage decisions and better allocation of monitoring and critical care resources.
Authors
- Alexandros Mihopoulos
- Maria Kalafati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5971-5997)
- Styliani Tziaferi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3291-0415)
- Aikaterini Sofianou
- Meropi Mpouzika (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7730-940X)
- Anastasios Ioannidis
- Vasileios Nolas
- Dimitrios Xythalis
- Vassiliki Karra
Institutions
- University of Peloponnese (GR)
- Cyprus University of Technology (CY)
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
- Sismanoglio General Hospital (GR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nursing in Critical Care
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/nicc.70302
- Primary Topic
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00