Retrospective Study to Identify Risk Factors for Severe Disease and Mortality Using the Modified Early Warning Score in 5127 Patients with COVID-19 Admitted to an Emergency Department in Poland Between March 2020 and April 2021

10 December 2022 : Clinical Research

Sławomir Butkiewicz^1ABDEF, Artur Zaczyński^2B, Igor Pańkowski^1B, Piotr Tomaka^3DF, Ewa Rzońca^4DF, Daniel Ślęzak

^5F, Marcin Podgórski^6D, Robert Gałązkowski^6DF, Jarosław Hiczkiewicz

^7D, Patryk Rzońca^8ACDEF*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.938647

Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e938647

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Table 1 Calculation of the modified early warning score (MEWS) [30].

	3	2	1	0	1	2	3
Heart rate		<40	40–50	51–100	101–110	111–130	>130
Systolic blood pressure	<70	70–80	81–100	101–200		>200
Respiratory rate		<9		9–14	15–20	21–30	>30
Temperature (°C)		<35		35–38.4		≥38.5
AVPU score				lert	Reacting to oice	Reacting to ain	nresponsive
Worried about patient’s condition: 1 point
Urine production <75 ml during previous 4 hours: 1 point
Oxygen saturation <90% despite adequate oxygen therapy: 3 points

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