QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians
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Predictive scores such as APACHE II and SAPS II have been used to assess patients in intensive care units, but only the modified early warning (MEW) score has been used to assess acutely ill general medical patients. ⋯ The Simple Clinical Score quickly and accurately identifies patients at both a low and high risk of death from the first to the 30th day after admission, enabling prompt triage and placement within a health-care facility.