According to recent research from Livorno, Italy, "Although early warning scores were originally derived as bedside tools for alerting the medical staff, they may serve as decision rules for the admission of medical patients. We conducted this study to investigate the ability of the Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) to identify a subset of patients at risk of deterioration, who might benefit from an increased level of attention."
"Prospective, single centre, cohort study. A 64-bedded medical ward in a public, non-teaching Hospital in Italy. All patients consecutively admitted from 15th November 2005 to 9th June 2006. On admission, the attending physician measured …
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