TY - JOUR T1 - Myanmar Early Warning Score (MEWS): The introduction of a standardised approach to vital sign monitoring at New Yangon General Hospital in Myanmar JF - Future Healthcare Journal JO - Future Healthc J SP - 111 LP - 111 DO - 10.7861/futurehosp.6-1-s111 VL - 6 IS - Suppl 1 AU - Theeba Krishnamoorthy AU - Aye Myitzu AU - Zaw Lynn Aung AU - Russell Roberts Y1 - 2019/03/01 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/6/Suppl_1/111.abstract N2 - To pilot the introduction of a standardised ‘track and trigger’ early warning score for the recording of bedside observations at New Yangon General Hospital (NYGH) in Yangon, Myanmar.As part of the scoping exercise for a quality improvement (QI) project aimed at improving the early management of acute kidney injury (AKI) we noticed that there were deficiencies in the recording of bedside observations in our partner institution NYGH.Our initial audit revealed that five different observation charts were in use with multiple charts used for 80% of patients. We noted many missing observations (23% in our survey) and inconsistency in responsibility for vital sign recording. Finally, we discovered variation in awareness of ‘normal’ ranges for vital signs. Results from our initial audit … ER -