Vital signs predict rapid-response team activation within twelve hours of emergency department admission

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 324-330

  Walston, James M ^a   Cabrera, Daniel ^b   Bellew, Shawna D ^b   Olive, Marc N ^b   Lohse, Christine M ^b   Bellolio, M Fernanda ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OXYGEN SATURATION; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYPNEA; VITAL SIGN; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VITAL SIGNS;

EID: 84973392013     PISSN: 1936900X     EISSN: 19369018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2016.2.28501     Document Type: Article

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