Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) Calculator
5-parameter early warning score to detect clinical deterioration
When to use it
Use the five-parameter adult medical-admission MEWS with the local escalation protocol. It is not NEWS2 or a pediatric/obstetric score; clinical concern overrides any total.
Category
Nursing Calculators
References
- Subbe CP et al. Validation of a modified Early Warning Score in medical admissions. QJM. 2001;94:521-6. PMID: 11588210
- Gardner-Thorpe J et al. The value of Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) in surgical in-patients: a prospective observational study. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2006;88:571-5. PMID: 17059720
About NephroMind
This calculator is part of NephroMind, a free clinical decision-aid platform from the Arab Society of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation (ASNRT) — over 128 bedside nephrology calculators plus a renal drug-dosing database, coded by a practicing transplant nephrologist.