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Poor specificity of National Early Warning Score (NEWS) in spinal cord injuries (SCI) population: a retrospective cohort study.

Wail A AhmedAlex RouseKaty E GriggsJohnny CollettHelen Dawes
Published in: Spinal cord (2019)
The baseline BP is significantly lower in the ≥T6 motor complete SCI individuals (>6 months post injury) resulting in a very low specificity of 35.3% to SBP NEWS, which could lead to mismatch between clinical deterioration and NEWS resulting in lack of timely clinical response.
Keyphrases
  • spinal cord injury
  • spinal cord
  • quality improvement
  • neuropathic pain