Methoden vergleichen

	Early Warning Score	CAM-Delir-Screening
Fachgebiet	Pflegewissenschaft	Pflegewissenschaft
Familie	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Entstehungsjahr	2012	1990
Urheber	Royal College of Physicians and multiple researchers (Smith, Prytherch, et al.)	Sharon K. Inouye and colleagues
Typ	Scoring and warning system	Diagnostic screening tool
Wegweisende Quelle	Smith, G. B., Prytherch, D. R., Schmidt, P. E., & Featherstone, P. I. (2008). Should early warning systems be based on single data points or on trends? Resuscitation, 81(4), 424-426.	Inouye, S. K., van Dyck, C. H., Alessi, C. A., Balkin, S., Siegal, A. P., & Horwitz, R. I. (1990). Clarifying confusion: The Confusion Assessment Method. A new method for detection of delirium. Annals of Internal Medicine, 113(12), 941-948.
Aliasnamen	EWS, NEWS, National Early Warning Score, Rapid Response System	CAM, Confusion Assessment Method, Delirium Detection Tool
Verwandt	4	4
Zusammenfassung	The Early Warning Score (EWS), most commonly known as the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) in the UK, is a standardized tool for identifying acutely unwell patients at risk of deterioration. Developed by the Royal College of Physicians and validated through research by Smith, Prytherch, and colleagues, NEWS combines vital sign measurements and supplemental oxygen use to generate a composite score. High NEWS scores trigger escalated care responses, enabling early intervention before critical illness develops.	The Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) is a widely validated diagnostic tool developed by Sharon K. Inouye and colleagues to detect delirium in hospitalized patients. Delirium is an acute change in mental status characterized by inattention, disorganized thinking, and altered consciousness that is often missed in clinical practice. The CAM provides a standardized, reproducible method for identifying delirium, which is associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and hospital costs.