Vertaile menetelmiä

	Early Warning Score	CAM Delirium Screening
Tieteenala	Hoitotiede	Hoitotiede
Menetelmäperhe	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Syntyvuosi	2012	1990
Kehittäjä	Royal College of Physicians and multiple researchers (Smith, Prytherch, et al.)	Sharon K. Inouye and colleagues
Tyyppi	Scoring and warning system	Diagnostic screening tool
Alkuperäislähde	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.
Rinnakkaisnimet	EWS, NEWS, National Early Warning Score, Rapid Response System	CAM, Confusion Assessment Method, Delirium Detection Tool
Liittyvät	4	4
Tiivistelmä	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.