Anaesthesia / ICU Emergency Medicine A
National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) for Sepsis
NEWS2 is the UK standard early warning score endorsed by NICE for sepsis screening. Triggers escalation based on physiological parameters. Replaced NEWS1 in 2017.
References
- Royal College of Physicians. National Early Warning Score (NEWS) 2: Standardising the assessment of acute-illness severity in the NHS. 2017.
- NICE NG51. Sepsis: recognition, diagnosis and early management. 2016.
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
Drugs
- Hydroxychloroquine (Ophthalmic Toxicity Monitoring) · Antimalarial — Ophthalmic Toxicity Monitoring Drug
- Ceftriaxone (Paediatric) · Third-Generation Cephalosporin — Meningitis / Sepsis / Community-Acquired Pneumonia
- Gentamicin (Paediatric) · Aminoglycoside — Neonatal Sepsis / Gram-Negative Infections in Children
- Piperacillin-Tazobactam (Burns — Sepsis) · Antibiotic — Extended-Spectrum Penicillin + Beta-Lactamase Inhibitor
- Meropenem (Burns — Severe Sepsis/MDR) · Antibiotic — Carbapenem
Pathways
- New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation · ESC 2020 AF Guidelines; NICE NG196
- Hypertensive Emergency · ESC/ESH 2018 Hypertension Guidelines; NICE NG136
- Bradycardia Management · Resuscitation Council UK ABCDE; ESC 2021 Pacing Guidelines
- Ventricular Tachycardia / Fibrillation · Resuscitation Council UK ACLS; ESC 2022 Ventricular Arrhythmia Guidelines
- Syncope Assessment · ESC 2018 Syncope Guidelines; NICE NG109
- Acute Chest Pain · NICE CG95; ESC 2023 ACS Guidelines
Decision support only — verify against MDCalc, NICE, or your local guideline before clinical use.