The Use of the Initial National Early Warning Score 2 at the Emergency Department as a Predictive Tool of In-Hospital Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients
Habibah Sardidi,
Dalal Bawazeer,
Mohammed Alhafi
et al.
Abstract:Background
The diagnosis of sepsis in the emergency department (ED) is difficult due to the ambiguous nature of its expression and its non-specific symptoms. Multiple scoring tools have been utilized to detect the severity and prognosis of sepsis. This study aimed to evaluate the use of the initial National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS-2) at the ED as a predictive tool of in-hospital mortality in hemodialysis patients.
Methodology
We performed a retrospective, observational stud… Show more
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