Table 4.
The cross-comparisons between AUROCs of Early Warning Scores for predicting IRS.
| AUROC | NEWS | NEWS-C | NEWS2 | HEMS | MEWS | qSOFA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0.86 [0.78–0.95] |
0.89 [0.82–0.96] |
0.69 [0.57–0.81] |
0.87 [0.77–0.97] |
0.80 [0.70–0.90] |
0.72 [0.61–0.82] |
||
| NEWS | 0.86 [0.78–0.95] |
/ | 0.28 | 0.001 | 0.82 | 0.049 | <0.001 |
| NEWS-C | 0.89 [0.82–0.96] |
0.28 | / | <0.001 | 0.54 | 0.03 | <0.001 |
| NEWS2 | 0.69 [0.57–0.81] |
0.001 | <0.001 | / | 0.04 | 0.60 | |
| HEMS | 0.87 [0.77–0.97] |
0.82 | 0.54 | 0.003 | / | 0.01 | 0.001 |
| MEWS | 0.80 [0.70–0.90] |
0.049 | 0.03 | 0.04 | / | 0.10 | |
| qSOFA | 0.72 [0.61–0.82] |
<0.001 | <0.001 | 0.60 | 0.001 | 0.10 | / |
AUROC, area under the receiver operating characteristic curve; HEWS, Hamilton Early Warning Score; MEWS, Modified Early Warning Score; NEWS, National Early Warning Score; NEWS-C, modified NEWS; NEWS 2, National Early Warning Score 2; qSOFA, quick Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment; IRS, intensive respiratory support.