Open AccessModified Early Warning Score as a predictor of intensive care unit readmission within 48 hours: a retrospective observational study
Author(s) -
Ahmed Naji Balshi,
Basim Mohammed Huwait,
Alfateh Sayed Nasr Noor,
Abdulrahman Alharthy,
Ahmed Fouad Madi,
Omar Ramadan,
Abdullah Balahmar,
Huda Mhawish,
Bobby Rose Marasigan,
Alva Minette Alcazar,
Muhammad Asim Rana,
Waleed Tharwat Aletreby
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
revista brasileira de terapia intensiva
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.431
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1982-4335
pISSN - 0103-507X
DOI - 10.5935/0103-507x.20200047
Subject(s) - mews , medicine , early warning score , intensive care unit , retrospective cohort study , observational study , logistic regression , emergency medicine , pediatrics
To evaluate the hypothesis that the Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) at the time of intensive care unit discharge is associated with readmission and to identify the MEWS that most reliably predicts intensive care unit readmission within 48 hours of discharge.