Prevention of unplanned intensive care unit admissions and hospital mortality by early warning systems

Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 300-309

  Mapp, Ila D ^a   Davis, Leslie L ^b   Krowchuk, Heidi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Early warning system; Hospital mortality; ICU admissions

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DOCUMENTATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; NURSING ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VITAL SIGN;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DOCUMENTATION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ADMISSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VITAL SIGNS;

EID: 84885583064     PISSN: 07304625     EISSN: 15388646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCC.0000000000000004     Document Type: Article

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