Variables associated with unplanned general adult ICU admission in hospitalised patients: protocol for a systematic review
Abstract 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 b...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-03-01
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Series: | Systematic Reviews |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13643-017-0456-0 |