Widely used track and trigger scores: Are they ready for automation in practice?

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• 作者：Santiago Romero-Brufau<sup>asup> ; Jeanne M. Huddleston<sup>asup><sup> ; sup><sup>bsup><sup> ; sup><sup>csup><sup> ; sup><sup>huddleston.jeanne@mayo.edu" class="auth_mailsup> ; James M. Naessens<sup>asup><sup> ; sup><sup>csup> ; Matthew G. Johnson<sup>asup><sup> ; sup><sup>csup> ; Joel Hickman<sup>asup><sup> ; sup><sup>csup> ; Bruce W. Morlan<sup>asup><sup> ; sup><sup>csup> ; Jeffrey B. Jensen<sup>dsup> ; Sean M. Caples<sup>esup> ; Jennifer L. Elmer<sup>fsup> ; Julie A. Schmidt<sup>fsup> ; Timothy I. Morgenthaler<sup>esup> ; Paula J. Santrach<sup>gsup>
• 关键词：Early warning score ; Track-and-trigger ; Rapid response system ; Automation ; Patient safety ; Cardiorespiratory arrests
• 刊名：Resuscitation
• 出版年：April, 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：85
• 期：4
• 页码：549-552
• 全文大小：386 K

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ss="h4">Introduction

Early Warning Scores (EWS) are widely used for early recognition of patient deterioration. Automated alarm/alerts have been recommended as a desirable characteristic for detection systems of patient deterioration. We undertook a comparative analysis of performance characteristics of common EWS methods to assess how they would function if automated.

ss="h4">Methods

We evaluated the most widely used EWS systems (MEWS, SEWS, GMEWS, Worthing, ViEWS and NEWS) and the Rapid Response Team (RRT) activation criteria in use in our institution. We compared their ability to predict the composite outcome of Resuscitation call, RRS activation or unplanned transfer to the ICU, in a time-dependent manner (3, 8, 12, 24 and 36 h after the observation) by determining the sensitivity, specificity and positive predictive values (PPV). We used a large vital signs database (6,948,689 unique time points) from 34,898 unique consecutive hospitalized patients.

ss="h4">Results

PPVs ranged from less than 0.01 (Worthing, 3 h) to 0.21 (GMEWS, 36 h). Sensitivity ranged from 0.07 (GMEWS, 3 h) to 0.75 (ViEWS, 36 h). Used in an automated fashion, these would correspond to 1040-215,020 false positive alerts per year.

ss="h4">Conclusions

When the evaluation is performed in a time-sensitive manner, the most widely used weighted track-and-trigger scores do not offer good predictive capabilities for use as criteria for an automated alarm system. For the implementation of an automated alarm system, better criteria need to be developed and validated before implementation.