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Table 1 EWS score at three periods preceding ward transfer to the ER

From: Improving recognition of patients at risk in a Portuguese general hospital: results from a preliminary study on the early warning score

EWS

−72 h

−24 h

−12 h

n

45

59

65

Mean ± SD

2.6 ± 1.9

2.4 ± 1.8

3.8 ± 1.7

CI (95%)

2.0 to 3.2

1.9 to 2.9

3.4 to 4.2

Median

2.0

3.0

4.0

Minimum

0.0

0.0

0.0

Maximum

7.0

7.0

7.0