National Early Warning Score (NEWS) 2
Determines the degree of illness of a patient and prompts critical care intervention (recommended by NHS over original NEWS).
Tips for COVID-19: Use for Crisis Standards of Care. Used for subgroup analyses (not for Crises Standards of Care) in Cao et al (2020) NEJM’s Lopinavir-Ritonavir study in COVID-19.
Recommended by the NHS (UK) over the original NEWS.
Advice
The NEWS2 (and any early warning score) should be used as an adjunct to clinical judgment, not to replace it. Any concern about a patient’s clinical condition should prompt urgent investigation regardless of early warning scores.