Predictive Value of Initial Triage Vital Signs for Critically Ill Older Adults

Predictive Value of Initial Triage Vital Signs for Critically Ill Older Adults

Introduction: Triage of patients is critical to patient safety, yet no clear information exists as to the utility of initial vital signs in identifying critically ill older emergency department (ED) patients. The objective of this study is to evaluate a set of initial vital sign thresholds as predic...

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Главные авторы: Jan Busby-Whitehead, Charles B Cairns, Frances S Shofer, Brenda K McCall, Ezequiel Zamora, Cory Forbach, Kevin J Biese, Timothy F Platts-Mills, Paul W Stewart, Michael A LaMantia, John S Kizer
Формат: Статья
Язык:English
Опубликовано: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2013-09-01
Серии:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Предметы:
elderly
emergency department
vital signs
triage
Online-ссылка:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/0fw1w5nv#

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