A comparison of an evidence based regime with the standard protocol for monitoring postoperative observation: A randomised controlled trial

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-21

  Fernandez, Ritin ^a   Griffiths, Rhonda ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b New South Wales Centre for Evidence Based Health Care   (Australia)

Author keywords

Monitoring; Observations; Post surgery; Postoperative; Vital signs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PULSE RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULSE; RESPIRATION;

EID: 33645454259     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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