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 …

Introduction Early warning scores (EWSs) are used extensively to identify patients at risk of
deterioration in hospital. Previous systematic reviews suggest that studies which develop …

Rationale: Early warning system (EWS) scores are used by hospital care teams to recognize
early signs of clinical deterioration and trigger more intensive care. Objective: To …

Background 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 …

Objectives: Previous studies have looked at National Early Warning Score performance in
predicting in-hospital deterioration and death, but data are lacking with respect to patient …

Background Acute deterioration in critical ill patients is often preceded by changes in
physiological parameters, such as pulse, blood pressure, temperature and respiratory rate. If …

Aim Early warning scores (EWS) are widely used in well-resourced healthcare settings to
identify patients at risk of mortality. The Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) is a well …

Objective: Although early warning scores were originally derived as bedside tools for
alerting the medical staff, they may serve as decision rules for the admission of medical …

Background It is unclear which Early Warning System (EWS) score best predicts in-hospital
deterioration of patients when applied in the Emergency Department (ED) or prehospital …

Introduction Early warning systems (EWS) were developed as a means of alerting medical
staff to patient clinical decline. Since 85% of severe adverse events are preceded by …