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Table 1

From: Can we distinguish patients at risk of deterioration?

MEWS score

Recorded: number

Recorded: mortality

Not recorded:number

Not recorded: mortality

0

13 (15%)

1/12 (8.3%)

62 (20.8%)

1/62 (1.6%)

1

48 (55.2%)

3/46 (6.5%)

136 (45.6%)

18/133 (14.2%)

2

9 (10.3%)

0/9 (0%)

61 (20.5%)

6/60 (10%)

3

9 (10.3%)

4/9 (44%)

27 (9.1%)

2/23 (8.7%)

4

4 (4.6%)

2/4 (50%)

6 (2%)

2/6 (33%)

>4

4 (4.6%)

3/4 (75%)

6 (2%)

2/5 (40%)