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Published on: February 19, 2021
NEWS 2 - too little evidence to implement?
Luke E Hodgson1, Jo Congleton2, Richard Venn3
1Worthing Hospital, Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Worthing, UK and University of Southampton, Southampton, UK drlhodgson@gmail.com.
Abstract:
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 (SpO2) 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 SpO2 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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