Continuous monitoring in an inpatient medical-surgical unit: A controlled clinical trial

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 226-232

  Brown, Harvey ^a   Terrence, Jamie ^a   Vasquez, Patricia ^a   Bates, David W ^b,c   Zimlichman, Eyal ^b,c  

^a California Hospital Medical Center   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical alarms; Heart arrest; Hospital rapid response team; Intensive care unit

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ALARMS; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT;

ADULT; AGED; APACHE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PATIENT TRANSFER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY RATE; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 84894377750     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2013.12.004     Document Type: Article

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