Cardiorespiratory instability before and after implementing an integrated monitoring system

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 65-72

  Hravnak, Marilyn ^a   Devita, Michael A ^c   Clontz, Amy ^c   Edwards, Leslie ^c   Valenta, Cynthia ^c   Pinsky, Michael R ^b  

^a University School of Nursing   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiorespiratory; instability; integrated monitoring system; medical emergency team; medical emergency treatment; physiologic monitoring; rapid response system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTEGRATED MONITORING SYSTEM; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 78651234038     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181fb7b1c     Document Type: Article

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