Two ways to live, two ways to die? Not all patients at risk of deterioration in hospital are identified through abnormalities in vital signs

Resuscitation

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 456-457

  Subbe, Christian P ^a   Sabin, Jodie ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b YSBYTY GWYNEDD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DETERIORATION; EDITORIAL; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERMINAL DISEASE; VITAL SIGN; ACUTE DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; MALE; MORTALITY;

ACUTE DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; VITAL SIGNS;

EID: 84895926854     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2014.01.023     Document Type: Editorial

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