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Performance of the maximum modified earl

Performance of the maximum modified early warning score to predict the need for higher care utilization among admitted emergency department patients

✍ Corey R. Heitz; John P. Gaillard; Howard Blumstein; Doug Case; Catherine Messick 📂 Article 📅 2010 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 200 KB

## Abstract ## BACKGROUND: It is uncertain whether ED‐calculated risk scores can predict required intensity of care upon hospital admission. This investigation examines whether versions of the Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) predict high level of care utilization among patients admitted from t