A retrospective cohort study of the utility of the modified early warning score for interfacility transfer of patients with traumatic injury
| Autor: | Matthew M. Carrick, Mark A. Gamber, David Bar-Or, Jacob B Johnson, Kristin Salottolo |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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| Zdroj: | BMJ Open |
| ISSN: | 2044-6055 |
| Popis: | Objective The modified early warning score (MEWS) is a ‘track and trigger’ score using routine physiological vital signs. The objective is to determine if the pretransfer MEWS can be used for predicting outcomes in trauma patients requiring interfacility transfer to higher levels of care. Design, setting and participants Retrospective study of consecutively transferred trauma patients into a level-II trauma centre from 2013 to 2014. Interventions None. Outcome measures Mortality, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, operative procedure, MEWS deterioration in-transit, air transport interfacility, secondary overtriage (low injury severity score (ISS) |
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