The use of combined physiological parameters in the early recognition of the deteriorating acute medical patient

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-25

  Cuthbertson, B H ^a   Boroujerdi, M ^b   Prescott, G ^b  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Early warning scores; Intensive care; Medicine; Risk prediction; Scoring systems

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DETERIORATION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECOGNITION; RESPIRATORY CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

APACHE; COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OXYGEN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY RATE; RISK; ROC CURVE;

EID: 77949529720     PISSN: 14782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4997/JRCPE.2010.105     Document Type: Article

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