Utilidad de la escala NEWS2 en la valoración de pacientes politraumatizados por accidentes de tránsito del Hospital de la Policía Nacional no.2 de Guayaquil durante el período enero del 2019 a enero del 2020.

Abstract

Introduction: NEWS2 is a scale that uses vital signs, which are commonly measured parameters such as; systolic blood pressure (SBP), heart rate (HR), respiratory rate (RR), oxygen saturation, oxygen delivery, temperature, and level of consciousness to determine disease severity in a pre-hospital setting. Objective: To determine the usefulness of the Early Severity Detection Scale (NEWS2) in the assessment of polytraumatized patients due to traffic accidents at the National Police Hospital No.2 of Guayaquil during the period January 2019 to January 2020. Methodology: According to the purpose of the research, the problem posed and the objectives formulated in the work, the present study corresponds to a retrospective, cross-sectional, analytical, correlational, observational investigation. Results: A correlation was made between the mortality of the patients and the mean and standard deviation of the NEWS2 score by means of a Student's t-test, in which a p value of 0.002 was found, with a mean difference of -12.312 points. Conclusion: The NEWS2 scale was useful for the early detection of severity in the assessment of polytraumatized patients due to traffic accidents, presenting statistically significant differences between the scores of the patients who presented mortality compared to those who did not present it.