02 March 2021 : Clinical Research
Comparison of the Performance of 24 Early Warning Scores with the Updated National Early Warning Score (NEWS2) for Predicting Unplanned Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Admission in Postoperative Brain Tumor Patients: A Retrospective Study at a Single Center
Lingli Peng12AEFG, Zhen Luo3CE, Lingling Liang4BG, Mingming Liu3B, Lingyao Meng3B, Jianwen Tan5BB, Lili Song3BF, Yan Zhang3AD*, Lixiang Wu1ADDOI: 10.12659/MSM.929168
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e929168
Table 1 The National Early Warning Score 2.
| Physiological parameter | Score | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Respiration rate (per minute) | ≤8 | 9–11 | 12–20 | 21–24 | ≥25 | ||
| SpO Scale 1 (%) | ≤91 | 92–93 | 94–95 | ≥96 | |||
| SpO Scale 2 (%) | ≤83 | 84–85 | 86–87 | 88–92 ≥93 on air | 93–94 on oxygen | 95–96 on oxygen | ≥97 on oxygen |
| Air or Oxygen ? | Oxygen | Air | |||||
| SBP (mmHg) | ≤90 | 91–100 | 101–110 | 111–219 | ≥220 | ||
| Pulse (per minute) | ≤40 | 41–50 | 51–90 | 91–110 | 111–130 | ≥131 | |
| Consciousness | Alert | CVPU | |||||
| Temperature (°C) | ≤35.0 | 35.1–36.0 | 36.1–38.0 | 38.1–39.0 | ≥39.1 | ||
| SpO – peripheral oxygen saturations; SBP – systolic blood pressure; CVPU – new confusion, voice, pain, unresponsive. | |||||||