The Role of NEWS on Intensive Care Discharges

The Role of NEWS on Tertiary Intensive Care Discharges

To determine the ability of the NEWS at tertiary intensive care unit discharges to predict the development of clinical deterioration.

To determine a cut-off value for NEWS score for early readmission

The Nationaly Early Warning Score (NEWS) is a single score based on the measurement of vital signs and inspired gases by the patient. A higher NEWS indicates severity of illness and risk of adverse outcomes. The use of NEWS values to select the appropriate patients for tertiary ICU discharges has not been tested. Our aim is to test the value of NEWS on discharges tertiary ICU.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Older than 18 years old
• Stay higher than 48 hours

Exclusion Criteria:

• Under 18 years old
• Stay lower than 48 hours
• Intoxication
• Exitus