A combination of the Modified Early Warning Score and the Korean Triage and Acuity Scale as a triage tool in patients with infection.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We evaluated the utility of the Korean Modified Early Warning Score (KMEWS), which combines the Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) and the Korean Triage and Acuity Scale (KTAS), as a triage tool to screen for infection in patients who visit the emergency department.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed data extracted from electronic medical records. Patients aged ≥18 years with an infection who were admitted to the hospital via the emergency department between January 2018 and December 2019 were eligible for inclusion. The KMEWS score was calculated as the sum of the KTAS level and the MEWS score. We generated receiver operating characteristic curves and determined the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) for the KMEWS, KTAS, MEWS, and Morta

SUBMITTER: Ryu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10090726 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature