Use of the first National Early Warning Score recorded within 24 hours of admission to estimate the risk of in-hospital mortality in unplanned COVID-19 patients: a retrospective cohort study

• DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043721
• Publication Date: 2021-02-22T16:41:49Z
• Authors: Donald Richardson; Muhammad Faisal; Massimo Fiori; Kevin Beatson; Mohammed Mohammed
• Keywords: Warning signs; 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak

Although the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) and its latest version NEWS2 are recommended for monitoring deterioration in patients admitted to hospital, little is known about their performance COVID-19 patients. We aimed compare of NEWS with versus those without during first phase pandemic.