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The National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2), the NEWS288-92%, the Dyspnea, Eosinopenia, Consolidation, Acidemia, and atrial Fibrillation (DECAF) score, and the modified DECAF (mDECAF) score were calculated at admission. We assessed the sensitivity, specificity, and overall performance of the scores for the following outcomes: in-hospital mortality; need for invasive mechanical ventilation or noninvasive ventilation (NIV); long hospital stays; hospital readmissions; and future AECOPD. Results: We included 119 patients admitted with AECOPD. The median age was 75 years, and 87.9% were male. The NEWS288-92% was associated with an 8.9% reduction in the number of individuals classified as requiring close, continuous observation, without an increased risk of death in the group of individuals classified as being low-risk patients. The NEWS288-92% and NEWS2 scores were found to be adequate in predicting the need for acute NIV and longer hospital stays. The DECAF and mDECAF scores were found to be better at predicting in-hospital mortality than the NEWS2 and NEWS288-92%. Conclusions: The NEWS288-92% safely reduces the need for clinical monitoring in patients with AECOPD when compared with the NEWS2. The NEWS2 and NEWS288-92% appear to be good predictors of the length of hospital stay and need for NIV, but they do not replace the DECAF and mDECAF scores as predictors of mortality.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.36416\/1806-3756\/e20230032","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,9,29]],"date-time":"2023-09-29T16:20:52Z","timestamp":1696004452000},"page":"e20230032","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Performance of risk scores in patients with acute exacerbations of COPD"],"prefix":"10.36416","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6363-5463","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"L\u00eddia","family":"Gomes1","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"1. 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