CONTRIBUIÇÃO DO MODIFIED EARLY WARNING SCORE (MEWS) PARA CONDUTA CLÍNICA PRECOCE.

Objective: Evaluate the use of the Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) protocol in the management of clinical evaluation time. Methods: Integrative review of the literature in the LILACS, MEDLINE databases via PUBMED, BDENF and CINAHL, without cutting time. The descriptors used were: Inpatients, Critical Care and Clinical Deterioration, with the Boolean operators AND and OR. The sample consisted of 15 articles. Results: It was observed that the clinical reassessment time was between 20 minutes and 72 hours, where the average time for the first evaluation was 17.5 hours, considering the minimum initial evaluations of 20 minutes and maximum evaluation of 48 hours. When progressive MEWS was identified, the clinical outcome led to deaths in less than 30 days, especially when scores from two to eight are related to severe deterioration from level four onwards. Conclusion: The MEWS presents itself as an important adjunct in the relationship between risk classification and the time of clinical evaluation. However, it is necessary to invest in permanent education in the services in order to train professionals, impacting on clinical judgment, formulation of the action plan and determination of time for reevaluation of the patient during hospitalization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]