Routine blood pressure measurements do not predict adverse events in hospitalized patients

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 70.e17-70.e22

  Conen, David ^a   Leimenstoll, Bernd M ^a   Perruchoud, André P ^a   Martina, Benedict ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Blood pressure determination; Complications; Hospitals; Inpatients; Patient monitoring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BLEEDING; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FALLING; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 30944445741     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.09.060     Document Type: Article

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