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- Modified_early_warning_score abstract "The Modified early warning score (MEWS) is a simple guide used by hospital nursing & medical staff as well as emergency medical services to quickly determine the degree of illness of a patient. It is based on data derived from four physiological readings (systolic blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, body temperature) and one observation (level of consciousness, AVPU). The resulting observations are compared to a normal range to generate a single composite score as follows:A score of five or more is statistically linked to increased likelihood of death or admission to an intensive care unit.Different MEWS systems are in use worldwide; either the parameters scored vary or the weighting of the scores for worsening deterioration are changed.Some systems also assign scores to other parameters including urine output, oxygen saturation, flow rate of oxygen administration and pain scores.There is a lack of consensus on what constitutes the 'ideal' early warning score system. Comparing different systems in clinical use shows variation in which parameters are scored and how those scores are assigned to differing levels of deterioration. There is however some evidence that certain parameters are better at predicting which patients will die within 24 hours than others. This has led to a call in several countries for the development of a national early warning score that would allow a standardised approach to assessing and responding to deteriorating patients.Within hospitals, the MEWS is used as part of a "track-and-trigger" system whereby an increasing score produces an escalated response varying from increasing the frequency of patient's observations (for a low score) up to urgent review by a rapid response or Medical Emergency Team (MET call). Some examples of MEWS systems currently in use are shown below:".
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- Modified_early_warning_score comment "The Modified early warning score (MEWS) is a simple guide used by hospital nursing & medical staff as well as emergency medical services to quickly determine the degree of illness of a patient. It is based on data derived from four physiological readings (systolic blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, body temperature) and one observation (level of consciousness, AVPU).".
- Modified_early_warning_score label "Modified early warning score".
- Modified_early_warning_score label "المقياس المعدل للإنذار المبكر".
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