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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Main Authors: James Malycha, Tim Bonnici, Katarina Sebekova, Tatjana Petrinic, Duncan Young, Peter Watkinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-03-01
Series:Systematic Reviews
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13643-017-0456-0