Early warning scores for detecting deterioration in adult hospital patients: systematic review and critical appraisal of methodology

S Gerry, T Bonnici, J Birks, S Kirtley, PS Virdee… - bmj, 2020 - bmj.com
Objective To provide an overview and critical appraisal of early warning scores for adult
hospital patients. Design Systematic review. Data sources Medline, CINAHL, PsycInfo, and …

Trends in sepsis mortality over time in randomised sepsis trials: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis of mortality in the control arm, 2002–2016

R Luhr, Y Cao, B Soederquist, S Cajander - Critical Care, 2019 - Springer
Background Epidemiologic data have shown an increasing incidence and declining
mortality rate in sepsis. However, confounding effects due to differences in disease …

Comparison of SIRS, qSOFA, and NEWS for the early identification of sepsis in the Emergency Department

OA Usman, AA Usman, MA Ward - The American journal of emergency …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives The increasing use of sepsis screening in the Emergency Department (ED) and
the Sepsis-3 recommendation to use the quick Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment …

A targeted real-time early warning score (TREWScore) for septic shock

KE Henry, DN Hager, PJ Pronovost… - Science translational …, 2015 - science.org
Sepsis is a leading cause of death in the United States, with mortality highest among
patients who develop septic shock. Early aggressive treatment decreases morbidity and …

Patient safety processor

LA Lynn, EN Lynn - US Patent 9,053,222, 2015 - Google Patents
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processor - Google Patents Patient safety processor Download PDF Info Publication number …

Prognostic value of early warning scores in the emergency department (ED) and acute medical unit (AMU): a narrative review

RSN Panday, TC Minderhoud, N Alam… - European journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background A wide array of early warning scores (EWS) have been developed and are
used in different settings to detect which patients are at risk of deterioration. The aim of this …

Identifying patients with sepsis on the hospital wards

P Bhattacharjee, DP Edelson, MM Churpek - Chest, 2017 - Elsevier
Sepsis contributes to up to half of all deaths in hospitalized patients, and early interventions,
such as appropriate antibiotics, have been shown to improve outcomes. Most research has …

Elevated red cell distribution width predicts poor outcome in young patients with community acquired pneumonia

E Braun, E Domany, Y Kenig, Y Mazor, BF Makhoul… - Critical care, 2011 - Springer
Introduction Community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a major cause of morbidity and
mortality. While there is much data about risk factors for severe outcome in the general …

The Sepsis in Obstetrics Score: a model to identify risk of morbidity from sepsis in pregnancy

CM Albright, TN Ali, V Lopes, DJ Rouse… - American journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective We sought to design an emergency department sepsis scoring system to identify
risk of intensive care unit (ICU) admission in pregnant and postpartum women. Study Design …

System and method for automatic detection of a plurality of SPO2 time series pattern types

LA Lynn, EN Lynn - US Patent 9,042,952, 2015 - Google Patents
The disclosed embodiments relate to pulse oximetry. An exemplary pulse oximeter
comprises a probe that is adapted to be attached to a body part of a patient to create a signal …