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Effect of Digital Early Warning Scores on Hospital Vital Sign Observation Protocol Adherence: Stepped-Wedge Evaluation

Effect of Digital Early Warning Scores on Hospital Vital Sign Observation Protocol Adherence: Stepped-Wedge Evaluation

This study aimed to examine whether the introduction of a digital EWS charting system leads to improvements in patient care. Our causal hypothesis is that, compared with paper charting, the use of a digital EWS system leads to better recognition of patient deterioration and closer adherence to the hospital escalation protocol. These behavior changes would lead to the more frequent observation of patients with abnormal vital signs and therefore earlier escalation.

David Chi-Wai Wong, Timothy Bonnici, Stephen Gerry, Jacqueline Birks, Peter J Watkinson

J Med Internet Res 2024;26:e46691