Clinical relevance of routinely measured vital signs in hospitalized patients: A systematic review

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 39-49

  Storm Versloot, Marja N ^a   Verweij, Lotte ^a   Lucas, Cees ^a   Ludikhuize, Jeroen ^a   Goslings, J Carel ^a   Legemate, Dink A ^a   Vermeulen, Hester ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blood gas monitoring; Hospital; Prognosis; Systematic review; Transcutaneous; Vital signs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS MONITORING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSCUTANEOUS; VITAL SIGN;

BLOOD GAS MONITORING; HOSPITAL; PROGNOSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSCUTANEOUS; VITAL SIGNS;

EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VITAL SIGNS;

EID: 84892899545     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jnu.12048     Document Type: Article

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