NEWS2 evaluated for prediction of severe COVID-19 outcome in large international study

NEWS2 evaluated for prediction of severe COVID-19 outcome in large international study In the first systematic large-scale evaluation of the UK National Early Warning Risk Score (NEWS) 2 as a scoring system for predicting severe COVID-19 outcomes in patients, researchers at King’s College London have found poor-to-moderate accuracy for identifying patients at risk of being transferred to intensive care units (ICUs) or dying after 14 days of hospitalisation. Accuracy of predictions in short-term (three days) showed moderate success. 

See also:

• Evaluation and improvement of the National Early Warning Score (NEWS2) for COVID-19: a multi-hospital study (open access) BMC Medicine
• NHS algorithm used to spot which Covid patients are most at risk of dying isn't accurate The Daily Mail