A new approach to scoring systems to improve identification of acute medical admissions that will require critical care

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 195-202

  Carmichael, H A ^a   Robertson, E ^b   Austin, J ^c   McCruden, D ^a   Messow, C M ^d   Belcher, P R ^d  

^a NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b Alexandria Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute medical admissions; Early warning scores; High dependency care; Intensive care; Triaging scores

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CHILD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT TRANSFER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRIAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81455134357     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/smj.2011.011157     Document Type: Article

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