Impact of implementation of the National Early Warning Score on patients and staff

Scott Farenden; David Gamble; John Welch

doi:10.12968/hmed.2017.78.3.132

Impact of implementation of the National Early Warning Score on patients and staff

Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2017 Mar 2;78(3):132-136. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2017.78.3.132.

Authors

Scott Farenden¹, David Gamble², John Welch³

Affiliations

¹ Emergency Department Senior Resident Medical Officer, Department of Emergency Medicine, Sutherland Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
² Academic FY2, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, NHS Grampian, Aberdeen.
³ Consultant Nurse, Critical Care & Critical Care Outreach, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London NW1 2BU.

PMID: 28277766
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2017.78.3.132

Abstract

The National Early Warning Score (NEWS) has been criticized for increasing workload and decreasing attention to signs of deterioration. This study highlighted the significant mortality of ward patients referred to critical care, and showed that the NEWS identified high-risk patients without increasing workload or worsening outcomes.

Publication types

Observational Study

MeSH terms

Blood Pressure
Body Temperature
Consciousness
Critical Care
Critical Illness*
Early Diagnosis*
Early Medical Intervention
Female
Heart Rate
Hospital Mortality
Hospitals, University
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Male
Middle Aged
Outcome Assessment, Health Care
Oximetry
Respiratory Rate
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Sepsis / diagnosis*
Sepsis / physiopathology
Sepsis / therapy