Are Early Warning Scores Useful Predictors for Mortality and Morbidity in Hospitalised Acutely Unwell Older Patients? A Systematic Review

Background: Early warning scores (EWSs) are used to identify deteriorating patients for appropriate interventions. We performed a systematic review to examine the usefulness of EWSs in predicting inpatient mortality and morbidity (transfer to higher-level care and length of hospital stay) in older p...

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Published in:J Clin Med
Main Authors: Jayasundera, Romesh, Neilly, Mark, Smith, Toby O., Myint, Phyo Kyaw
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: MDPI 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6210896/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30274205
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm7100309
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