Table 3 Alterations in clinical rule scores
All rules | qSOFA | SIRS | MEWS | NEWS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients with no alterations | 796 (55.5%) | 1273 (88.9%) | 1055 (73.6%) | 1149 (80.2%) | 1059 (73.9%) |
Patients with ≥1 alterationa | 637 (44.5%) | 160 (11.2%) | 378 (26.4%) | 284 (19.8%) | 374 (26.1%) |
- Patients with 1 alteration | 101 (7.0%) | 292 (20.4%) | 203 (14.2%) | 240 (16.7%) | |
- Patients with 2 alterations | 53 (3.7%) | 75 (5.2%) | 75 (5.2%) | 120 (8.4%) | |
- Patients with 3 alterations | 6 (0.4%) | 11 (0.8%) | 6 (0.4%) | 14 (1.0%) | |
Total number of alterations | 1593 | 225 | 475 | 371 | 522 |
- Switch from abnormal to normal | 882 (55.4%) | 120 (53.3%) | 272 (57.3%) | 211 (56.9%) | 279 (53.4%) |
- Switch from normal to abnormal | 711 (44.6%) | 105 (46.7%) | 203 (42.7%) | 160 (43.1%) | 243 (46.6%) |