Is NEWS2 the optimal evidence-based surveillance tool for all respiratory patients or does it just represent the beginning of an iterative development process?

Shaw, Dominick; Fogarty, Andrew W.

Abstract

Medical practice is built on the foundations of evidence-based medicine. Hence, the more common the clinical intervention, the more comprehensive the evidence on which that intervention should be based. Although the widespread adoption of a national early warning score in the UK has led to improvements in the delivery of care, it should be considered as providing a foundation that can be refined and developed, and there is still a need for critical reflection and evaluation of early warning scores, particularly for individuals with chronic respiratory disease, in order to optimise patient monitoring, predict deterioration and guide intervention.

Citation

Shaw, D., & Fogarty, A. W. (2025). Is NEWS2 the optimal evidence-based surveillance tool for all respiratory patients or does it just represent the beginning of an iterative development process?. Thorax, Article thorax-2024-222335. https://doi.org/10.1136/thorax-2024-222335

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 10, 2025
• Online Publication Date: Feb 8, 2025
• Publication Date: Feb 8, 2025
• Deposit Date: Feb 10, 2025
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 12, 2025
• Journal: Thorax
• Print ISSN: 0040-6376
• Electronic ISSN: 1468-3296
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Article Number: thorax-2024-222335
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/thorax-2024-222335
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/45302822
• Publisher URL: https://thorax.bmj.com/content/early/2025/02/08/thorax-2024-222335?rss=1