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Early warning scores generated in developed healthcare settings are not sufficient at predicting early mortality in Blantyre, Malawi : a prospective cohort study
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Wheeler, India, Price, Charlotte L, Sitch, Alice, Banda, Peter, Kellett, John, Nyirenda, Mulinda and Rylance, Jamie (2013) Early warning scores generated in developed healthcare settings are not sufficient at predicting early mortality in Blantyre, Malawi : a prospective cohort study. PLoS One, Volume 8 (Number 3). Article number e59830. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059830 ISSN 1932-6203.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059830
Abstract
Early warning scores (EWS) are widely used in well-resourced healthcare settings to identify patients at risk of mortality. The Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) is a well-known EWS used comprehensively in the United Kingdom. The HOTEL score (Hypotension, Oxygen saturation, Temperature, ECG abnormality, Loss of independence) was developed and tested in a European cohort; however, its validity is unknown in resource limited settings. This study compared the performance of both scores and suggested modifications to enhance accuracy.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Operational Research & Management Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School |
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Medical care--Malawi, Public health--Malawi, Mortality--Malawi--Statistical methods, Malawi--Statistics, Medical, Public health--Malawi--Statistics | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | PLoS One | ||||||||
Publisher: | Public Library of Science | ||||||||
ISSN: | 1932-6203 | ||||||||
Official Date: | 29 March 2013 | ||||||||
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Volume: | Volume 8 | ||||||||
Number: | Number 3 | ||||||||
Article Number: | Article number e59830 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0059830 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||||
Description: | Correction 28 Feb 2014: The PLOS ONE Staff (2014) Correction: Early Warning Scores Generated in Developed Healthcare Settings Are Not Sufficient at Predicting Early Mortality in Blantyre, Malawi: A Prospective Cohort Study. PLoS ONE 9(2): e91623. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0091623 |
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Date of first compliant deposit: | 29 December 2015 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 29 December 2015 | ||||||||
Funder: | University of Birmingham |
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