Integrated monitoring and analysis for early warning of patient deterioration [9]

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 149-152

  Tarassenko, Lionel ^a   Hann, A ^a   Young, D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AUTOMATION; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; HEART ARREST; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MONITOR; MORTALITY; PATIENT MONITORING; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SIGNAL PROCESSING; VITAL SIGN; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION; MEDICAL AUDIT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; STAFF TRAINING;

EID: 33845399371     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/ael331     Document Type: Letter

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