ALERT Scale

eArLy-prEdiction of adveRse hospiTal outcome for medical patients

It is an equation that provides a score for the early prediction of the probability of an adverse hospital outcome for medical patients and uses values the database program collects at patient admission.

Adverse outcomes being:

• within 30 days of hospitalization:
  • cardiac arrest
  • death
• within first 48 hours of hospitalization:
  • ICU admission

The early risk stratification tool can compliment other assessment measures used in the initial assessment of patients admitted to general medicine wards to better screen patients who can then be provided more effective care.