A maximum of 3 points can be assigned for each of 3 main components (respiration, circulation, and behavior/‘disability’). In addition, 2 additional points can be awarded if either continuous inhalati
Background This study aimed to evaluate the predictive ability of two widely used early warning scoring systems, the Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) and the National Early Warning Score (NEWS), fo
Notes on table: 1. Not all patients survived for 8 hours. 2. Oxygen saturation was measured by pulse oximetry. 3. Level of consciousness denotes the patients’ state of wakefulness (‘drowsy’) usually r
