The 4th International Conference on Nursing

Author :

Zulkifli

Affiliation :

Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia

Abstract :

Introduction Trauma still one of the biggest causes of death in the world, trauma scoring is needed which can provide a quick and accurate assessment in the ER so as to reduce morbidity and mortality. TEWS and MREMS are two trauma scoring that departed from previous scoring modifications, both of which claim as the most effective scoring in predicting patient outcomes in the ER. Methods Analysis of journal articles was conducted by searching journal articles relevant with the purpose of the systematic review, from electronic databases. The review emphasized on articles covering Scoring MREMS and TEWS to obtain description how effective both scoring in predicting the outcome of trauma patients in the ER. Results Total journal articles in electronic database search were 13 articles, consisting of 8 Science Direct articles and 5 Proquest articles. Five journal articles indicated as similar papers were excluded and two journal articles also not involved because no full text manuscript provided. So that the remaining six journal articles were included in accordance with the inclusion criteria that has been outlined. Conclusion TEWS and MREMS are considered as the effective tools easy to use by health personnel in ERs, even by unexperienced health workers. Further study implementing both scores is essential to be conducted for obtaining detail comparison which scores is better applied in trauma population.

Keywords :

TEWS; MREMS; Outcome; Patient Trauma; Emergency