Prognosis and risk factors for deterioration in patients admitted to a medical emergency department.

<h4>Objective</h4>Patients that initially appear stable on arrival to the hospital often have less intensive monitoring of their vital signs, possibly leading to excess mortality. The aim was to describe risk factors for deterioration in vital signs and the related prognosis among patien...

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Main Authors: Daniel Pilsgaard Henriksen, Mikkel Brabrand, Annmarie Touborg Lassen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24718637/pdf/?tool=EBI