19 We hypothesized a reliable trend among normal general ward patients could be derived from a three-day follow-up of vital signs.
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Trends in the national early warning score are associated with subsequent mortality - A prospective three-centre observational study with 11,331 general ward patients.
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Association of NEWS trend with subsequent mortality The non-survivors had an increasing trend (from 5.0 to 6.0 for 4–7-day mortality, from 4.0 to 5.0 for 4–14-day mortality; and from 4.0 to 5.0 for 4–21-day mortality) between their median first- and third-day’s NEWS values, whereas the survivors had a decreasing trend (from 1.5 to 1.0 in all outcome categories) between their median first- and third-day’s NEWS values.