The use of statistical process control (risk-adjusted CUSUM, risk-adjusted RSPRT and CRAM with prediction limits) for monitoring the outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients rescued by the EMS system

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-77

  Chen, Tsung Tai ^a,d   Chung, Kuo Piao ^a   Hu, Fu Chang ^b   Fan, Chieh Min ^c   Yang, Ming Chin ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

cardiac arrest; CRAM charts; CUSUM charts; emergency medical service; SPRT charts; statistical process control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RETURN OF SPONTANEOUS CIRCULATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RISK ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 78751661608     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2010.01370.x     Document Type: Article

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