Detecting critical illness outside the ICU: The role of track and trigger systems

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 184-190

  Jansen, Jan O ^a   Cuthbertson, Brian H ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Early warning scores; Outreach critical care; Rapid response; Track and trigger systems

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRACK AND TRIGGER SYSTEM; VITAL SIGN;

ALGORITHMS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRECIPITATING FACTORS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77952429244     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e328338844e     Document Type: Review

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