The impact of introducing medical emergency team system on the documentations of vital signs

Resuscitation

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 35-43

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cluster randomised controlled trial; Complex intervention; Intensive care; Medical emergency team; Patient safety; Rapid response team; Vital signs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY PATIENT; HEART ARREST; HEART DEATH; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VITAL SIGN;

AUSTRALIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DOCUMENTATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEART RATE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORDS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATION;

EID: 57649240397     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2008.10.009     Document Type: Article

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