title: A proposed Primary Health Early Warning Score (PHEWS) with emphasis on early detection of sepsis in the elderly.
abstract: There are several secondary care early warning scores which alert for severe illness including sepsis. None are specifically adjusted for primary care. A Primary Health Early Warning Score (PHEWS) is proposed which incorporates practical parameters from both secondary and primary care.
authors.affiliation: Waiuku Medical Centre, 30 Constable Rd, Waiuku 2123, New Zealand. Email: iancarol@ps.gen.nz.
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001831:Body Temperature; D015897:Comorbidity; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D011320:Primary Health Care; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D056152:Respiratory Rate; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen
keywords: Emergency medical services; acute care; sepsis; early intervention.