Key result
Early warning scoring systems are needed to identify subtle aggregate warning signs of deterioration in patients with cancer to allow for timely intervention.
Why the study?
Does the implementation of an Early Warning Scoring System improve the identification of clinical deterioration in patients with cancer?
Does the implementation of an Early Warning Scoring System improve the identification of clinical deterioration in patients with cancer?
The text highlights the importance of implementing early warning scoring systems to predict and intervene upon clinical deterioration in cancer patients before critical decompensation occurs.
May support early warning scores in oncology settings; leaves open whether implementation improves outcomes in prospective trials.
With clinicians striving to improve patient outcomes and reduce preventable adverse events, attention needs to be paid not only to caring for the patient in immediate distress, but also to predicting if a patient is in danger of deterioration and intervening in a timely manner. Clinical personnel are trained to recognize and initiate a code blue, but are they trained to identify aggregate warning signs that are far subtler than an absent pulse, yet nonetheless critical determinants of patient decompensation or even mortality?
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Olsen et al. (2016) conducted an editorial in Cancer at risk for deterioration. Early Warning Scoring System was evaluated. Early warning scoring systems are needed to identify subtle aggregate warning signs of deterioration in patients with cancer to allow for timely intervention.
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