Ability of the National Early Warning Score and its respiratory and haemodynamic subcomponents to predict short-term mortality on general wards: a prospective three-centre observational study in Finland.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To validate the ability of the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) to predict short-term mortality on hospital wards, with a special reference to the NEWS's respiratory and haemodynamic subcomponents.

Design

A large, 1-year, prospective, observational three-centre study. First measured vital sign datasets on general wards were prospectively collected using a mobile solution system during routine patient care. Area under receiver operator characteristic curves were constructed, and comparisons between ROC curves were conducted with Delong's test for two correlated ROC curves.

Setting

One university hospital and two regional hospitals in Finland.

Participants

All 19 001 adult patients admitted to 45 general wards in the three hospitals over the 1-year

SUBMITTER: Loisa E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9045111 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature