A single-centre cohort study of National Early Warning Score (NEWS) and near patient testing in acute medical admissions

摘要

•udNEWS is routinely used to identify hospital patients at risk of deterioration.ud•udNear patient testing of biochemical variables at hospital admission is widespread.ud•udCombining NEWS with near patient testing might improve risk assessment.ud•udNEWS was associated with death or critical care admission.ud•udNEWS and near patient testing was worse at predicting outcome than NEWS alone.