J Emerg Med
-
Multicenter Study
National Early Warning Score Is Modestly Predictive of Care Escalation after Emergency Department-to-Floor Admission.
Decompensation on the medical floor is associated with increased in-hospital mortality. ⋯ This multicenter study found NEWS was superior to the qSOFA score and SI in predicting early, unplanned escalation of care for ED patients admitted to a general medical-surgical floor.