Search Tag: EWS

2024 17 May

Alarm fatigue is a pressing clinical problem in our post-pandemic ICUs and can adversely impact patient outcomes. Its root causes can be classified by patient, device and organisation related. We believe it can be mitigated and we propose interventions through attention to policy, education and the creation of a meaningful culture of safety....Read more

2023 28 Jun

Delayed recognition of haemodynamic and respiratory deterioration in hospitalised patients is linked to increased morbidity and mortality. Measures have been developed to improve the recognition of acute deterioration and reduce the occurrence of major adverse events like all-cause mortality and unplanned ICU admission. One such measure is the implementation...Read more

2015 27 Mar

Sicker patients generally have more vital sign assessments, particularly immediately before an adverse outcome, and especially if the vital sign monitoring schedule is driven by an early warning score (EWS) value. This lack of independence could influence the measured discriminatory performance of an EWS. According to a new study published in the journal...Read more