The value of the Modified Early Warning Score for unplanned Intensive Care Unit admissions of patients treated in hospital general wards

ConclusionPatient deterioration in general wards can result in severe adverse events. Modified Early Warning Score is a strong predictor of outcome and may be used as a monitoring tool for potentially avoidable deaths and unplanned admissions to ICU.

Source: International Journal of Nursing Practice - March 1, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Michail Zografakis ‐Sfakianakis, Eelco De Bree, Manolis Linardakis, Argyri Messaritaki, Helen Askitopoulou, Alexandra Papaioannou, Panagiotis Aggouridakis Tags: RESEARCH PAPER Source Type: research