Editor–I have read with great interest the paper by Paterson et al (Clin Med May/June 2006
pp 281–4). The paper confirms our findings that a simple standardised early warning scoring …

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National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines recommend the use of 'Track
and Trigger'systems to identify early clinical deterioration. The Standardised Early Warning …

This aim of this study was to assess the impact of the introduction of a standardised early
warning scoring system (SEWS) on physiological observations and patient outcomes in …

The article by Lobo et al.[1] has the potential to produce confusion surrounding the use of
the terms 'National Early Warning Score'and 'NEWS'. Similar confusion elsewhere in the …

Introduction Track and trigger systems (TTSs) based on vital signs are implemented in
hospitals worldwide to identify patients with clinical deterioration. TTSs may provide …

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 …

Abstract Aim In 2013, a National Early Warning System (EWS) was implemented in Ireland.
Whilst evidence exists to support the clinical effectiveness of EWS in the acute health care …

Modified early warning scoring (MEWS) uses abnormalities in routine observations to
identify patients at risk of critical illness. Nurses recorded scores at or above the medical …

The Early Warning Score (EWS) is a tool developed to predict the deterioration of hospital in-
patients calculated from routinely obtained bedside vital signs (blood pressure, heart rate …