From: Impact of a systematic MEWS introduction on preoperative and postoperative evaluation in urgent/emergency surgery
Number
Age, years (mean)
ASA (mean)
Hospital LOS, days (mean)
Mortality, % (n)
ICU admission, % (n)
SCU admission, % (n)
Control group
714
54.8
1.9
9.6
6.7% (48)
9.6% (69)
12.9% (92)
MEWS group
432
53.9
8.75
4.4% (19)
14.8% (64)
10.2% (44)