Comparison of early warning scores in patients with COPD exacerbation: DECAF and NEWS score.

Carlos EchevarriaJohn SteerStephen C Bourke

Published in: Thorax (2019)

NEWS2All COPD safely reduces the alert frequency compared with NEWS2. DECAF offers superior prognostic performance to guide clinical decision-making on admission, but does not replace repeated measures of NEWS2 during hospitalisation to detect the deteriorating patient.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
decision making
lung function
emergency department
case report
clinical decision support
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation