Value of triage early warning score for trauma patients in an emergency department / 中南大学学报(医学版)
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences)
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(12): 549-557, 2015.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE@#To evaluate the predictive accuracy of the triage early warning score (TEWS) in the prognosis and emergency treatment for trauma patients admitted to the emergency department (ED).@*METHODS@#A total of 456 trauma patients (>12 years old) admitted to ED at an education and research hospital in approximately 4 months were prospectively studied. Th e TEWS was recorded in all patients. Th e primary end-point was during 28 days and the emergency responses (such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation/electrical defibrillation, mechanical ventilation) in the ED.@*RESULTS@#Patients with TEWS less than or equal to 9, from 10 to 13, or greater or equal to 14 had mortality rates of 0.98%, 52.63%, or 80%, respectively. An increase in 1 point within the range of 17-point TEWS would be associated with an odds ratio (OR) of 2.14 for death [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.759 to 2.604]. In predicting mortality rates during 28 days, the cut-point was greater than 8, the sensitivity was 87.10% (95% CI 70.2% to 96.4%), the specificity was 92.47% (95% CI 89.5% to 94.8%), and the areas under the receiver operating characteristic curves (AUCROC) was 0.929 (95% CI 0.902 to 0.951). Th e AUCROC of TEWS in predicting the emergency responses for CPR/electrical defibrillation application or mechanical ventilation was 0.969 (95% CI 0.949 to 0.983) or 0.897 (95% CI 0.865 to 0.923), respectively.@*CONCLUSION@#TEWS is effective in predicting the prognosis and emergency treatment for trauma patients admitted to ED.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Prognosis
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Wounds and Injuries
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Prospective Studies
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ROC Curve
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Triage
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Area Under Curve
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Diagnosis
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Emergency Service, Hospital
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Hospitalization
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences)
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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