Variables associated with unplanned general adult ICU admission in hospitalised patients: protocol for a systematic review
BACKGROUND: Failure to promptly identify deterioration in hospitalised patients is associated with delayed admission to intensive care units (ICUs) and poor outcomes. Existing vital sign-based Early Warning Score (EWS) algorithms do not have a sufficiently high positive predictive value to be used f...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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