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R.W. Duckitt
Researcher at Worthing Hospital
Publications - 2
Citations - 189
R.W. Duckitt is an academic researcher from Worthing Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Short stay. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 177 citations.
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Worthing physiological scoring system: derivation and validation of a physiological early-warning system for medical admissions. An observational, population-based single-centre study† ‡
TL;DR: The Worthing PSS was developed from the regression coefficients associated with each variable and showed good discrimination with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve, 0.74, excluding age as a variable.
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Introduction of an electronic physiological early warning system: effects on mortality and length of stay
TL;DR: The introduction of an electronic alerting PSS did not lead to a reduction in mortality when adjusted for severity of illness defined by physiological variables, and predictive performance was not enhanced by the addition of biochemical variables and co-morbidities.