A comparison between EASI system 12-lead ECGs and standard 12-lead ECGs for improved clinical nursing practice

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 370-377

  Lancia, Loreto ^a   Pisegna Cerone, Marina ^b   Vittorini, Pierpaolo ^a   Romano, Silvio ^a   Penco, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b Hospital of Avezzano   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary care unit; EASI Lead system; ECG monitoring; Nursing practice; ST segment

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ARTIFACTS; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CORONARY CARE UNITS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 38149097554     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.01935.x     Document Type: Article

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