Fig 1.
MEWS and protocol in VUmc.
Table 1.
Patient characteristics (N = 1053).
Fig 2.
Measurement and documentation. Horizontal section I representing all MEWS measurements, regardless of score, Horizontal section II representing MEWS ≥ 3, as recalculated by the coordinating researcher.
Fig 3.
Actions undertaken on patients by clinical staff after critical score reached.
N = number of MEWS measurements ≥ 3. *Expectative since this high score is expected as a result of the (known) disease process or the treatment.
Table 2.
Patient outcomes.
Fig 4.
Adverse events compared between MEWS groups.
Significant with MEWS < 3 with a p-level of p < 0.001. OR = Odds ratio.