Computerized clinical decision support for the early recognition and management of acute kidney injury: A qualitative evaluation of end-user experience

Clinical Kidney Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 57-62

  Kanagasundaram, Nigel S ^a,b   Bevan, Mark T ^c   Sims, Andrew J ^a,b   Heed, Andrew ^a   Price, David A ^a   Sheerin, Neil S ^a,b  

^a NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acute kidney injury; clinical decision support systems

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTERIZED CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; E-MAIL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICAL STUDENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 85007173840     PISSN: 20488505     EISSN: 20488513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfv130     Document Type: Article

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