Strengths and limitations of early warning scores: A systematic review and narrative synthesis

Early warning scores are widely used to identify deteriorating patients. Whilst their ability to predict clinical outcomes has been extensively reviewed, there has been no attempt to summarise the overall strengths and limitations of these scores for patients, staff and systems. This review aims to address this gap in the literature to guide improvements for the optimization of patient safety.

Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - September 12, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: C.L. Downey, W. Tahir, R. Randell, J.M. Brown, D.G. Jayne Tags: Review article Source Type: research