Incidence and Significance of Clinically Abnormal Events in a Tertiary Referral Medical Center: Implementation of the Clinical Alert System (CAS)

Incidence and Significance of Clinically Abnormal Events in a Tertiary Referral Medical Center: Implementation of the Clinical Alert System (CAS)

The prognosis of in-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest remains very poor. Reports have shown patients often have clinically abnormal events prior to arrest. To improve patient outcome and prevent arrest, detection of the abnormal events with early intervention has been advocated. However, the incidence...

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Main Authors: Jih-Shuin Jerng, Wen-Je Ko, Frank Leigh Lu, Yih-Sharng Chen, Szu-Fen Huang, Chong-Jen Yu, Ming-Jiuh Wang, Fang-Yue Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-05-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Subjects:
cardiopulmonary arrest
medical emergency team
rapid response system
resuscitation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664608601059

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