Table 1 Parameters included in the scoring systems
From: Risk scoring systems for adults admitted to the emergency department: a systematic review
Parameter | ALT[12] | EWS[19] | TTS[16] | RLD[13] | WPS[20] | SCS[14] | HOTEL[15] | RAPS[17] | REMS[21] | GS[18] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
Sex | • | |||||||||
Admission (acute or planned) | • | |||||||||
Ability to stand unaided | • | • | ||||||||
Coma | • | |||||||||
New stroke | • | |||||||||
Dyspnoea | • | |||||||||
Nursing home resident | • | |||||||||
Diabetes | • | |||||||||
Abnormal EKG | • | • | ||||||||
Spend time in bed prior to admission | • | |||||||||
Vital signs | ||||||||||
Heart rate | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||
Systolic blood pressure | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
Diastolic blood pressure | • | |||||||||
Mean blood pressure | • | • | ||||||||
Respiratory rate | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||
Temperature | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
Level of consciousness (AVPU) | • | •1 | • | |||||||
Level of consciousness (GCS) | •1 | • | • | • | ||||||
Oxygen saturation | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||
Urine production | •2 | |||||||||
Altered mental state | • | |||||||||
Blood tests | ||||||||||
Albumin | • | • | ||||||||
Lactate dehydrogenase | • | |||||||||
Alanine transaminase | • | |||||||||
Aspartate aminotransferase | • | |||||||||
Creatinine | • | |||||||||
Blood Urea Nitrogen | • | • | ||||||||
Sodium | • | |||||||||
Potassium | • | |||||||||
Glucose | • | |||||||||
Haemoglobin | • | |||||||||
Leucocytes | • | • | ||||||||
Neutrophilocytes | • |