National Early Warning Score (NEWS) Outperforms Quick Sepsis-Related Organ Failure (qSOFA) Score for Early Detection of Sepsis in the Emergency Department

• Main Authors: Dimitri Durr (Author), Tapio Niemi (Author), Jeremie Despraz (Author), Selin Tusgul (Author), Fabrice Dami (Author), Rachid Akrour (Author), Pierre-Nicolas Carron (Author), Marie-Annick Le Pogam (Author), Thierry Calandra (Author), Sylvain Meylan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Prompt recognition of sepsis is critical to improving patients' outcomes. We compared the performance of NEWS and qSOFA scores as sepsis detection tools in patients admitted to the emergency department (ED) with suspicion of sepsis. Methodology: A single-center 12-month retrospectiv...