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NEWS 2 - too little evidence to implement?

NEWS 2 - too little evidence to implement?
NEWS 2 - too little evidence to implement?

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) recently published the National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2), aiming to improve safety for patients with hypercapnic respiratory failure by suggesting a separate oxygen saturation (SpO 2 ) parameter scoring system for such patients. A previously published study of patients (n?2,361 admissions) with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) demonstrated alternative scoring systems at admission did not outperform the original NEWS. Applying NEWS2 SpO 2 parameters to this previously described cohort would have resulted in 44% (n?27/62) of patients who scored =7 points on the original NEWS and subsequently died being placed in a lower call-out threshold. NEWS2 loses the benefits of a unified, standardised scoring system and we suggest prospective research in this area before applying this adjustment.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, National Early Warning Score 2, Validation study
1470-2118
371-373
Hodgson, Luke E.
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Congleton, Jo
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Venn, Richard
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Forni, Lui G.
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Roderick, Paul J.
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Hodgson, Luke E.
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Congleton, Jo
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Venn, Richard
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Forni, Lui G.
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Hodgson, Luke E., Congleton, Jo, Venn, Richard, Forni, Lui G. and Roderick, Paul J. (2018) NEWS 2 - too little evidence to implement? Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London, 18 (5), 371-373.

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The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) recently published the National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2), aiming to improve safety for patients with hypercapnic respiratory failure by suggesting a separate oxygen saturation (SpO 2 ) parameter scoring system for such patients. A previously published study of patients (n?2,361 admissions) with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) demonstrated alternative scoring systems at admission did not outperform the original NEWS. Applying NEWS2 SpO 2 parameters to this previously described cohort would have resulted in 44% (n?27/62) of patients who scored =7 points on the original NEWS and subsequently died being placed in a lower call-out threshold. NEWS2 loses the benefits of a unified, standardised scoring system and we suggest prospective research in this area before applying this adjustment.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 1 October 2018
Keywords: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, National Early Warning Score 2, Validation study

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Local EPrints ID: 426617
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/426617
ISSN: 1470-2118
PURE UUID: 0e18a6f9-866a-4a95-b6ae-e13649a49c93
ORCID for Paul J. Roderick: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-9475-6850

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Date deposited: 05 Dec 2018 17:30
Last modified: 06 Jun 2024 04:04

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Author: Luke E. Hodgson
Author: Jo Congleton
Author: Richard Venn
Author: Lui G. Forni

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