Physiological risk factors, early warning scoring systems and organizational changes

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 219-224

  Johnstone, Carolyn C ^a   Rattray, Janice ^a   Myers, Liz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute deterioration; Critical care outreach; Early warning scoring systems; Track trigger systems

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; NURSING; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT;

CRITICAL CARE; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 38449083305     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-5153.2007.00238.x     Document Type: Article

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