Four early warning scores predict mortality in emergency surgical patients at University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka: a prospective observational study

• Published in: Canadian journal of anesthesia Vol. 67; no. 2; pp. 203 - 212
• Main Authors: Foy, Katie Ellen, Pearson, Janaki, Kettley, Laura, Lal, Niharika, Blackwood, Holly, Bould, M. Dylan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.02.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Anesthesia; Anesthesiology; Cardiology; Critical Care Medicine; Early Warning Score; Electrocardiography; Emergency Medical Services; HIV; Hospital Mortality; Hospitals, Teaching; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Intensive; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Morbidity; Mortality; Observational studies; Obstetrics; Pain Medicine; Patients; Pediatrics; Pneumology/Respiratory System; Population; Prospective Studies; Reports of Original Investigations; ROC Curve; Studies; Surgery; Surgical Procedures, Operative - mortality; Teaching hospitals; Tuberculosis; Universities; Vital signs; Zambia; Zambia

Purpose The value of early warning scoring systems has been established in high-income countries. There is little evidence for their use in low-resource settings. We aimed to compare existing early warning scores to predict 30-day mortality. Methods University Teaching Hospital is a tertiary center...