Introduction Rapid response systems are commonly employed by hospitals to identify and
respond to deteriorating patients outside of the intensive care unit. Controversy exists about …

Objectives “Failure to rescue”(FTR) is the failure to prevent a death resulting from a
complication of medical care or from a complication of underlying illness or surgery. There is …

Adult advanced life support (ALS) includes advanced interventions after basic life support
has started and when appropriate an automated external defibrillator (AED) has been used …

This year is the 10th anniversary since the launch of the National Early Warning Score
(NEWS) by the Royal College of Physicians in 2012. This review reflects on the journey …

OBJECTIVES: To determine the impact of a machine learning early warning risk score,
electronic Cardiac Arrest Risk Triage (eCART), on mortality for elevated-risk adult inpatients …

Erweiterte lebensrettende Maßnahmen für Erwachsene („advanced life support “, ALS)
kommen zum Einsatz, nachdem Basismaßnahmen zur Wiederbelebung („basic life support …

Background Postoperative hypotension and hypertension are frequent events associated
with increased risk of adverse outcomes. However, proper assessment and management is …

Introduction The National Early Warning Score (NEWS) aids the early recognition of those at
risk of becoming critically ill. NEWS has been recommended for use by ambulance services …

Introduction Early warning systems (EWS) were developed as a means of alerting medical
staff to patient clinical decline. Since 85% of severe adverse events are preceded by …

Objective To investigate the accuracy of the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) to predict
mortality and adverse clinical outcomes for patients with community-acquired pneumonia …