Why the study?
Does an expanded early warning score predict major adverse events in patients admitted to a general and trauma surgery ward?
Population
572 consecutive patients admitted to the general and trauma surgery ward of a university medical centre in…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
median 4 days
Authors
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May flag high-risk surgical patients for closer monitoring; supports prospective validation before changing practice.
Does an expanded early warning score predict major adverse events in patients admitted to a general and trauma surgery ward?
An expanded early warning score of 3 or more is an independent predictor of major adverse events in general and trauma surgery patients.
Smith et al. (2011) studied this question.
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