The Veterinary Early Warning System

Batt-Williams, Sarah; Andrews-Jones, Belinda

Abstract

Early identification care sheets have been utilised in human centred medicine to alert the medical team to patients’ who are most at risk from deterioration. These systems trigger the implementation of care to prevent worsening of the patient's condition whilst also preventing serious adverse events and human error (Kyriacos, Jelsma and Jordan, 2011). Scoring systems have been created to support this aim, such as the National Early Warning Score system (NEWS2) (NICE 2022).
This feature provides a background on early identification of care, NEWS2 and presents a comparative score system, the Veterinary Early Warning Score (VEWS) and its current use in practice.

Citation

Batt-Williams, S., & Andrews-Jones, B. (2023). The Veterinary Early Warning System. Veterinary Evidence,

• Journal Article Type: Commentary
• Acceptance Date: Mar 13, 2023
• Publication Date: Nov 1, 2023
• Deposit Date: Apr 21, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 8, 2024
• Journal: RCVS Knowledge Features
• Publisher: RCVS Knowledge
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed