Defining clinical deterioration

Resuscitation

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1029-1034

  Jones, Daryl ^a,b,c   Mitchell, Imogen ^d   Hillman, Ken ^e   Story, David ^b,c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adverse event; Clinical deterioration; Deteriorating patient; Patient deterioration; Rapid response team; Risk stratification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DETERIORATION; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COMORBIDITY; DETERIORATION; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDICAL CARE; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VITAL SIGN;

ADVERSE EVENT; CLINICAL DETERIORATION; DETERIORATING PATIENT; PATIENT DETERIORATION; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; RISK STRATIFICATION;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; EARLY MEDICAL INTERVENTION; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84880133045     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2013.01.013     Document Type: Article

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