Early Warning Scores Generated in Developed Healthcare Settings Are Not Sufficient at Predicting Early Mortality in Blantyre, Malawi: A Prospective Cohort Study

AIM: Early warning scores (EWS) are widely used in well-resourced healthcare settings to identify patients at risk of mortality. The Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) is a well-known EWS used comprehensively in the United Kingdom. The HOTEL score (Hypotension, Oxygen saturation, Temperature, ECG a...

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Autores principales: Wheeler, India, Price, Charlotte, Sitch, Alice, Banda, Peter, Kellett, John, Nyirenda, Mulinda, Rylance, Jamie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3612104/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23555796
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059830

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3612104/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23555796
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059830

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