The value of the Modified Early Warning Score for unplanned Intensive Care Unit admissions of patients treated in hospital general wards.

Mixalis Zografakis-SfakianakisEelco De BreeManolis LinardakisArgyri MessaritakiHelen AskitopoulouAlexandra PapaioannouPanagiotis Aggouridakis

Published in: International journal of nursing practice (2018)

Patient deterioration in general wards can result in severe adverse events. Modified Early Warning Score is a strong predictor of outcome and may be used as a monitoring tool for potentially avoidable deaths and unplanned admissions to ICU.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
mechanical ventilation
healthcare
case report
early onset
acute respiratory distress syndrome
drug induced