Systematic review and evaluation of physiological track and trigger warning systems for identifying at-risk patients on the ward

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 667-679

  Gao, Haiyan ^a   McDonnell, Ann ^b   Harrison, David A ^a   Moore, Tracey ^c   Adam, Sheila ^d   Daly, Kathleen ^e   Esmonde, Lisa ^f   Goldhill, David R ^g   Parry, Gareth J ^h   Rashidian, Arash ⁱ   Subbe, Christian P ^j   Harvey, Sheila ^a  

^a and London School of Hygiene Tropical Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^g ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^h BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^j WREXHAM MAELOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Critical care; Critical illness; Scoring systems; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; DEATH; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PATIENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL TRACK AND TRIGGER WARNING SYSTEM; RELIABILITY; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; RISK; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDITY; WARD;

APACHE; CRITICAL CARE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS;

EID: 33947530922     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-007-0532-3     Document Type: Review

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