Wireless clinical alerts and patient outcomes in the surgical intensive care unit

American Surgeon

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1057-1060

  Major, Kevin ^a   Shabot, M Michael ^a,b   Cunneen, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN; CYCLOSPORIN; DIGOXIN; GANCICLOVIR; GENTAMICIN; PHENYTOIN; PROCAINAMIDE; TOBRAMYCIN; TSUKUBAENOLIDE; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BLOOD GAS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; SCORING SYSTEM; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION; INSTRUMENTATION; INTENSIVE CARE; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036988470     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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