Validation of a modified early warning score to predict ICU transfer for patients with severe sepsis or septic shock on general wards

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 219-227

  Lee, Ju Ry ^a   Choi, Hye Ran ^b  

^a Asan Medical Center   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hospital rapid response team; Intensive care unit; Modified early warning score; Sepsis; Septic shock

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

AGED; APACHE; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGED; APACHE; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LACTIC ACID; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENTS' ROOMS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROC CURVE; SEPSIS; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 84927172322     PISSN: 20053673     EISSN: 20937482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4040/jkan.2014.44.2.219     Document Type: Article

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