Evaluation of a modified early warning system for acute medical admissions and comparison with C-reactive protein/albumin ratio as a predictor of patient outcome

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 30-33

  Fairclough, Emily ^a   Cairns, Eleanor ^a   Hamilton, Jennifer ^a   Kelly, Clive ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Albumin; C reactive protein; Death; Early warning system; Length of stay; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ACCURACY; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODIFIED EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 63449087339     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: 14734893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.9-1-30     Document Type: Article

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