Category: Clinical tools

According to research from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), patients often exhibit signs of clinical deterioration up to 24 hours before a serious event like a cardiac arrest. So, what does an EWS do? An Early Warning Score (EWS) is a tool used by healthcare professionals to detect these subtle changes and prevent adverse outcomes.

The Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) was originally developed in 1987 as a prognostic tool to predict the risk of one-year mortality based on a patient's existing health conditions. But what is the Charlson comorbidity index and how does this weighted scoring system assist modern healthcare professionals in assessing patient outcomes?