European journal of emergency medicine : official journal of the European Society for Emergency Medicine
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Observational Study
Modified Early Warning Score and VitalPac Early Warning Score in geriatric patients admitted to emergency department.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the value of the Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) and the VitalPac Early Warning Score (VIEWS) in predicting hospitalization and in-hospital mortality in geriatric emergency department (ED) patients. ⋯ The MEWS and VIEWS are powerful scoring systems that are easy-to-use for predicting the hospitalization and in-hospital mortality of geriatric ED patients.