In-hospital mortality and morbidity of elderly medical patients can be predicted at admission by the Modified Early Warning Score: A prospective study

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 591-595

  Cei, M ^a   Bartolomei, C ^a   Mumoli, N ^a  

^a USC II Medicina Interna   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING RATE; CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL; DETERIORATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODIFIED EARLY WARNING SCORE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; COHORT STUDIES; CONSCIOUSNESS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULSE; RESPIRATION; RISK FACTORS; TRIAGE;

EID: 62549140528     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2008.01986.x     Document Type: Article

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