A Protocolised Once a Day Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) Measurement Is an Appropriate Screening Tool for Major Adverse Events in a General Hospital Population

BACKGROUND: The Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) was developed to timely recognise clinically deteriorating hospitalised patients. However, the ability of the MEWS in predicting serious adverse events (SAEs) in a general hospital population has not been examined prospectively. The aims were to (1...

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Autores principales: van Galen, Louise S., Dijkstra, Casper C., Ludikhuize, Jeroen, Kramer, Mark H. H., Nanayakkara, Prabath W. B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4975404/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27494719
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0160811

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4975404/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27494719
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0160811

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