Incorporation of age into patient early warning scores significantly improves mortality prediction.
J L Martín-ContyMiguel Ángel Castro VillamorAncor Sanz-GarcíaB Polonio-LópezR López-IzquierdoS Sáez BellosoJ F Delgado BenitoC Del Pozo VegasR Conty-SerranoM EichingerF Martín-RodríguezPublished in: QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians (2024)
Our results demonstrated that the incorporation of age into the EWS improved the performance of the scores. These results will allow the EMS to improve patient management and resource optimization by including an easy-to-obtain variable.