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Deborah J. Cook

Researcher at McMaster University

Publications -  942
Citations -  165225

Deborah J. Cook is an academic researcher from McMaster University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Intensive care & Randomized controlled trial. The author has an hindex of 173, co-authored 907 publications receiving 148928 citations. Previous affiliations of Deborah J. Cook include McMaster University Medical Centre & Queen's University.

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Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) Identifies Critical Illness among Ward Patients in a Resource Restricted Setting in Kampala, Uganda: A Prospective Observational Study.

TL;DR: Implementation of the MEWS could provide a useful triage tool to identify patients at greatest risk of death, and future research should include refinement of MEWs for low-resource settings, and development of appropriate interventions for patients identified to be at high risk ofdeath based on early warning scores.