Why the study?
What is the staff opinion on the impact of the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) system on surgical wards?
Population
Surgical nursing staff, surgical registrars, surgical senior house officers and surgical interns at an Irish…
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
6 months following introduction
Authors
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Staff skepticism on NEWS utility cautions against routine surgical ward adoption; leaves open RRT integration value pending prospective trials.
What is the staff opinion on the impact of the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) system on surgical wards?
Surgical staff expressed skepticism about the clinical utility of the NEWS system on day zero post-operatively and highlighted the need for a rapid response team.
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