Table 3 Patients with level-3 (red) MEWS vital signs recordings and responses in two trial arms
Number of level-3 MEWS vital signs recordings* | Intervention arm (n = 150) Number (%) | Control arm (n = 142) Number (%) | OR (95% CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 105 (70.0) | 61 (43.0) | ||
1 | 32 (21.3) | 62 (43.7) | ||
2 | 12 (8.0) | 16 (11.3) | ||
3 | 1 (0.7) | 1 (0.7) | ||
4 | 0 | 2 (1.4) | ||
Patients with any red MEWS | 45 (30.0) | 81 (57.0) | 0.32 (0.20–0.52) | < 0.001 |
Assistance summoned | ||||
Yes | 2 (4.4) | 11 (13.6) | ||
No but should have | 43 (95.6) | 70 (86.4) | 0.29 (0.06–1.39) | 0.03, 0.02 with Yates’ correction |