The objective medical emergency team activation criteria: A case-control study

Resuscitation

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 62-72

  Cretikos, Michelle ^a   Chen, Jack ^a   Hillman, Ken ^a   Bellomo, Rinaldo ^b   Finfer, Simon ^c   Flabouris, Arthas ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adult; Adverse event; Heart arrest; Predictive value; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREATHING RATE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEART ARREST; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEIZURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUDDEN DEATH; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGED; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEART ARREST; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RESPIRATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTOLE;

EID: 33847382524     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2006.08.020     Document Type: Article

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