Combined lactate, base excess, and MEWS score as predictors of ICU transfer from the emergency department: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineObjectiveAccurate risk stratification of emergency department (ED) patients transferred to the intensive care unit (ICU) is essential for improving outcomes.
Li Li +11 more
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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 [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 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 ...
Mark Kramer +2 more
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Early Warning Scores for COVID-19 Outcomes: Modified Early Warning Score and Rapid Emergency Medicine Score Performance in Mortality and Hospital Readmission Risk Stratification [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery ResearchBackground: The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for rapid and reliable triage tools to predict patient outcomes and support resource allocation.
Mohammad Sahebkar +5 more
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Delta MEWS combined with SpO2 for identifying MEWS-based high-alert status at unplanned transfer to the emergency resuscitation room: a multicenter retrospective study [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineObjectiveTo develop and validate a practical model to identify MEWS-based high-alert physiologic status at the time of unplanned transfer to the emergency resuscitation room (UTER) among emergency patients under observation.MethodsThis multicenter ...
Hongquan Fan +4 more
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Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) Identifies Critical Illness among Ward Patients in a Resource Restricted Setting in Kampala, Uganda: A Prospective Observational Study [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 INTRODUCTION:Providing optimal critical care in developing countries is limited by lack of recognition of critical illness and lack of essential resources.
Tahira Devji +2 more
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An improved modified early warning score that incorporates the abdomen score for identifying multiple traumatic injury severity [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Background Rapid identification of trauma severity is essential for the timely triage of multiple trauma patients. Tools such as the modified early warning score (MEWS) are used for determining injury severity.
Xiaobin Jiang
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A new index, Respiratory Insufficiency index and Modified Early Warning Scores predict extubation failure [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy, 2023 Background: Extubation failure occurs in 5%–20% of patients and is associated with poor clinical outcomes. The primary aim of this project was to determine the predictive ability of the Respiratory Insufficiency (RI) index, Respiratory Oxygenation (ROX ...
Ramandeep Kaur +4 more
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Spanish and cross-cultural validation of the mind excessively wandering scale
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 IntroductionOver the last decade, excessive spontaneous mind wandering (MW) has been consistently associated with emotional disorders. The main aims of the present study were (1) to re-examine the factor structure of the Mind Excessively Wandering Scale (
Alfonso Morillas-Romero +4 more
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Modified Early Warning Score Changes Prior to Cardiac Arrest in General Wards. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 The frequency, extent, time frame, and implications of changes to the modified early warning score (MEWS) in the 24 hours prior to cardiac arrest are not known.
Won Young Kim +6 more
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Nursing Open, 2023 Aims To explore modified early warning scores (MEWSs) and deviating vital signs among older home nursing care patients to determine whether the MEWS trigger recommendations were adhered to in cases of where registered nurses (RNs) suspected acute ...
Kristin Jeppestøl +2 more
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