Early recognition of acutely deteriorating patients in non-intensive care units: Assessment of an innovative monitoring technology

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 628-633

  Zimlichman, Eyal ^a   Szyper Kravitz, Martine ^b,c   Shinar, Zvika ^d   Klap, Tal ^d   Levkovich, Shiraz ^d   Unterman, Avraham ^b,c   Rozenblum, Ronen ^a   Rothschild, Jeffrey M ^a   Amital, Howard ^c,e   Shoenfeld, Yehuda ^b,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d Earlysense LTD   (Israel)

^e MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MONITOR; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VITAL SIGN; WARD;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RESPIRATORY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; VITAL SIGNS;

EID: 84867099613     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.1963     Document Type: Article

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