NEWS and qSIRS superior to qSOFA in the prediction of 30-day mortality in emergency department patients in Hong Kong.

Colin A GrahamLing Yan LeungRonson Sze Long LoChun Yu YeungSuet Yi ChanKevin Kei Ching Hung

Published in: Annals of medicine (2020)

Among unselected emergency and urgent ED patients, the prognostic value for NEWS and qSIRS were greater than qSOFA, Combinations of qSOFA and SIRS could improve the predictive value for 30-day mortality for ED patients. Key messages NEWS ≥5 and qSIRS ≥2 were better than qSOFA ≥2 at predicting 30-day mortality in ED patients. Combinations of qSOFA and SIRS could improve the predictive value for 30-day mortality for ED patients.

Keyphrases

emergency department
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
cardiovascular disease
drug induced