Table 1.
NEWS preceding unplanned ward-ICU transfers
| Allward-ICU transfers | Ward- Level 3 ICU (ICU) |
Ward- Level 2 ICU (IICU) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| NEWS24,n (%) | N = 264 | N = 37 | N = 227 |
| Mean (median) | 5.9 (6) | 7.5 (8) | 5.7 (6) |
| NEWS < 5 | 100 (37.9) | 8 (21.6) | 92 (40.5) |
| NEWS ≥ 5 | 164 (62.1) | 29 (78.4) | 135 (59.5) |
| NEWS ≥ 7 | 121 (45.8) | 23 (62.2) | 98 (43.2) |
| Delta-NEWS available, n (%) | n = 169 | n = 25 | n = 144 |
| Delta NEWS mean (median) | 1.3 (0) | 3.6 (3) | 0.9 (0) |
| Delta negative or zero, | 89 (52.7) | 5 (20.0) | 84 (58.3) |
| Delta positive | 80 (47.3) | 20 (80.0) | 60 (41.7) |
| Threshold crossing, n (%) | |||
| Confirmed | n = 169 | n = 25 | n = 144 |
| Threshold 5 | 27 (16.0) | 10 (40.0) | 17 (11.8) |
| Threshold 7 | 22 (13.0) | 7 (28.0) | 15 (10.4) |
| Confirmed and possible, combined | N = 264 | N = 37 | N = 227 |
| Threshold 5 | 82 (31.1) | 19 (51.4) | 63 (27.8) |
| Threshold 7 | 62 (23.5) | 14 (37.8) | 48 (21.1) |
NEWS24: Maximum NEWS 0–24 h before ward-ICU transfer. NEWS72: Maximum NEWS 25–72 h before ward-ICU transfer. Delta-NEWS: NEWS24 minus NEWS72. Confirmed threshold crosser: NEWS72 < 5 and NEWS24 ≥ 5. Possible threshold crosser: NEWS24 ≥ 5 and no available NEWS72