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Stage-1 alerted when age-adjusted mPEWS is more than 3, plus abnormal temperature or leukocytosis\/leukopenia with band form. Stage-2 applied the trigger tool by physicians; dual positivity in both stages defined a positive screening test. Diagnostic test performance was compared and calculated with Sepsis-2 (sepsis), Sepsis-3 (septic shock), Phoenix septic shock definitions, and 30-day mortality.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Among 3202 admissions (1765 patients; median age: 81 months; 54% male), 172 episodes (5.4%) met both stages of the new screening. Compared to the Sepsis-2 criteria, the tool achieved 60.4% sensitivity, 99.1% specificity, 84.3% positive predictive value (PPV), 96.9% negative predictive value (NPV), and area under the curve (AUC) of 0.80. For the Phoenix septic shock definition, sensitivity increased to 100% with 96.2% specificity, 30.2% PPV, 100% NPV, and AUC 0.98. Predicting 30-day mortality yielded 65.0% sensitivity, 95.1% specificity, 13.1% PPV, 99.6% NPV, and AUC 0.80. Screen-positive patients experienced markedly higher in-hospital (24.2% vs. 0.9%) and 30-day (13.1% vs. 0.4%) mortality than those screening negative (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSION:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The combined mPEWS\/APP trigger tool delivers rapid, simple with entirely clinical stratification, and excellent sensitivity for septic shock with high NPV for sepsis and early mortality. 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