The prognostic value of the Modified Early Warning Score in critically ill patients

Abstract

This study shows that the Modified Early Warning Score is a useful predictor of mortality in the ICU, 30-day mortality and length of stay in the ICU.

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

“…This is obviously attributed to the increased severity of patients' condition. Higher MEWS score associated with increased length of stay in the ICU was also reported by other studies (Burch, Tarr, & Morroni, ; Reini, Fredrikson, & Oscarsson, ). Moreover, the MEWS at the last time point (MEWS 5 ) before the ICU admission was significantly higher in the subgroup of patients who died in the ICU than in the group of survivors.…”

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

“…12 , as well as 30-day mortality and length of stay on ICU. 13 In nursing home residents admitted to hospital, MEWS was found to be an important predictor of 7-day mortality.…”

A combination of clinical parameters and blood–gas analysis identifies patients at risk of transfer to intensive care upon arrival to the Emergency Department

“…Several algorithms have been developed to predict patient outcome in different settings, such as the ICU or the general ward. Algorithms developed for use in the ED are either based on data from very small or restricted groups of patients, such as medical or elderly patients, or based on elaborate laboratory tests or serial measurements [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]. These studies find level of consciousness, systolic blood pressure and respiratory frequency to be good indicators of later clinical deterioration and/or need for intensive care [8,10,14,15,17].…”