Using markedly abnormal vital signs in the emergency department to anticipate needs for intensive care unit admission
Objective: To assess the utility and relative strength of markedly abnormal vital signs thresholds (triggers) in prediction of the needs for intensive care unit (ICU) admission from the emergency department (ED).Methods: A retrospective cohort study performed in a 37 000 annual visit, urban, communi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Acute Disease |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jadweb.org/article.asp?issn=2221-6189;year=2017;volume=6;issue=6;spage=268;epage=271;aulast=Imperato |