An eight year audit before and after the introduction of modified early warning score (MEWS) charts, of patients admitted to a tertiary referral intensive care unit after CPR

Resuscitation

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 150-154

  Moon, A ^a   Cosgrove, J F ^a   Lea, D ^a   Fairs, A ^a   Cressey, D M ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Critical care outreach; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; MODIFIED EARLY WARNING SYSTEM SCORE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751569578     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2010.09.480     Document Type: Article

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