Implementation of an Electronic National Early Warning System to Decrease Clinical Deterioration in Hospitalized Patients at a Tertiary Medical Center.

ABSTRACT: The National Early Warning Score (NEWS) is an early warning system that predicts clinical deterioration. The impact of the NEWS on the outcome of healthcare remains controversial. This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of implementing an electronic version of the NEWS (E-NEWS), to reduce unexpected clinical deterioration. We developed the E-NEWS as a part of the Health Information System (HIS) and Nurse Information System (NIS). All adult patients admitted to general wards were enrolled into the current study. The "adverse event" (AE) group consisted of patients who received cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), were transferred to an intensive care unit (ICU) due to unexpected deterioration, or died. Patients without AE were allocated to the control group. The development o

SUBMITTER: Wu CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8123282 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature