Significant deficiencies in the overnight use of a standardised early warning scoring system in a teaching hospital

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-18

  Gordon, Claire F ^a   Beckett, Daniel J ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Combined assessment unit; Early warning score; Hospital at night

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDISED EARLY WARNING SCORE;

CRITICAL CARE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL RECORDS; NIGHT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SCOTLAND; VITAL SIGNS;

EID: 79959328353     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/smj.2010.010009     Document Type: Article

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