ArticleResuscitation plus2022
The predictive power of the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) 2, as compared to NEWS, among patients assessed by a Rapid response team: A prospective multi-centre trial.
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- Combining the National Early Warning Score 2 with Frailty Assessment to Identify Patients at Risk of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Descriptive Exploratory Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Observational
- Prognostic Value of the National Early Warning Score Combined with Nutritional and Endothelial Stress Indices for Mortality Prediction in Critically Ill Patients with Pneumonia.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Modified National Early Warning Score 2, a reliable early warning system for predicting treatment outcomes in patients with emphysematous pyelonephritis.World journal of nephrology · 2025Article
- Predictive and Prognostic Importance of National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) in Emergency Room Patients.Cureus · 2025Article
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- Exploring the impact of age on the predictive power of the National Early Warning score (NEWS) 2, and long-term prognosis among patients reviewed by a Rapid Response Team: A prospective, multi-centre study.Resuscitation plus · 2025Article
- Self-evaluation of ILCORs ten steps to improve around in-hospital cardiac arrests among Swedish hospitals.Resuscitation plus · 2024Article
- Management and prevention of in-hospital cardiac arrest: present and future.NPJ cardiovascular health · 2024Review
- Predicting serious adverse events or a safety net - Rethinking the role of early warning scores.Resuscitation plus · 2024Article
- Real-world implementation of the National Early Warning Score-2 in an acute respiratory unit.BMJ open respiratory research · 2024Article
- The Predictive Value of Risk Factors and Prognostic Scores in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
aimEarly identification of patients at risk of serious adverse events (SAEs) is of vital importance, yet it remains a challenging task. We investigated the predictive power of National Early Warning Score (NEWS) 2, as compared to NEWS, among patients assessed by a Rapid response team (RRT).
methodsProspective, observational cohort study on 898 consecutive patients assessed by the RRTs in 26 Swedish hospitals. For each patient, NEWS and NEWS 2 scores were uniformly calculated by the study team. The associations of NEWS and NEWS 2 scores with unanticipated admissions to Intensive care unit (ICU), mortality and in-hospital cardiac arrests (IHCA) within 24 h, and the composite of these three events were investigated using logistic regression. The predictive power of NEWS and NEWS 2 was assessed using the area under the receiver operating characteristic (AUROC) curves.
resultsThe prognostic accuracy of NEWS/NEWS 2 in predicting mortality was acceptable (AUROC 0.69/0.67). In discriminating the composite outcome and unanticipated ICU admission, both NEWS and NEWS 2 were relatively weak (AUROC 0.62/0.62 and AUROC 0.59/0.60 respectively); for IHCA the performance was poor. There were no differences between NEWS and NEWS 2 as to the predictive power.
conclusionThe prognostic accuracy of NEWS 2 to predict mortality within 24 h was acceptable. However, the prognostic accuracy of NEWS 2 to predict IHCA was poor. NEWS and NEWS 2 performed similar in predicting the risk of SAEs but their performances were not sufficient for use as a risk stratification tool in patients assessed by a RRT.
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