The effectiveness of Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) using individual-specific range in predicting pneumonia hospitalization among nursing home residents in Japan: Comparison with National Early Waring Score (NEWS)

• Published in: Acta Medica Nagasakiensia Vol. 65; no. 3; pp. 89 - 94
• Main Authors: Maeta, Shunsuke, PhD, Satoshi Mizukami, PhD, Yoshihito Tomita, PhD, Yutaka Date MD, PhD, Kazuhiko Arima MD, PhD, Kiyoshi Aoyagi MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Nagasaki University School of Medicine 01.03.2022
• Subjects: Early Warning Score; individual-specific range; nursing home; pneumonia

Aim: The purpose of this study was to compare the usefulness between the National Early Warning Score (NEWS), which uses the absolute value range, and the Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS), which considers individual-specific ranges (evaluated by mean and standard deviation [SD], relative measures...