Early Warning Systems for Acute Respiratory Infections: Scoping Review of Global Evidence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early warning systems (EWSs) are tools that integrate clinical observations to identify patterns indicating increased risks of clinical deterioration, thus facilitating timely and appropriate interventions. EWSs can mitigate the impact of global infectious diseases by enhancing information exchange, monitoring, and early detection.

Objective

We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of EWSs in acute respiratory infections (ARIs) through a scoping review of EWSs developed, described, and implemented for detecting novel, exotic, and re-emerging ARIs.

Methods

We searched Ovid MEDLINE ALL, Embase, Cochrane Library (Wiley), and CINAHL (Ebsco). The search was conducted on October 03, 2023. Studies that implemented EWSs for the detection of acute respiratory illnesse

SUBMITTER: Patel A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11582482 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature