Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness
April 21, 2020
Comparing rapid scoring systems in mortality prediction of critical ill patients with novel coronavirus disease
Category: Article Summary
Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting
- The authors evaluated the performance of the Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) and Rapid Emergency Medicine Score (REMS) when applied to 138 critically ill COVID-19 patients.
- REMS was a better predictor of mortality among both age groups (<65 and 65+ years old), and could provide emergency clinicians with an effective adjunct risk stratification tool for critically ill patients.
Hu et al. (April 20, 2020). Comparing rapid scoring systems in mortality prediction of critical ill patients with novel coronavirus disease. Acad Emerg Med. https://doi.org/10.1111/ACEM.13992