Prognostic value of Modified Early Warning Score generated in a Chinese emergency department: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to validate the performance of the Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) in a Chinese emergency department and to determine the best cut-off value for in-hospital mortality prediction.

Design

A prospective, single-centred observational cohort study.

Setting

This study was conducted at a tertiary hospital in South China.

Participants

A total of 383 patients aged 18 years or older who presented to the emergency department from 17 May 2017 through 27 September 2017, triaged as category 1, 2 or 3, were enrolled.

Outcomes

The primary outcome was a composite of in-hospital mortality and admission to the intensive care unit. The secondary outcome was using MEWS to predict hospitalised and discharged patients.

Results

A total of

SUBMITTER: Xie X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6303659 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature