Lower incidence of unexpected in-hospital death after interprofessional implementation of a bedside track-and-trigger system.

Summary, in English

In-hospital patients may suffer unexpected death because of suboptimal monitoring. Early recognition of deviating physiological parameters may enable staff to prevent unexpected in-hospital death. The aim of this study was to evaluate short- and long-term effects of systematic interprofessional use of early warning scoring, structured observation charts, and clinical algorithms for bedside action.

• Author: Gitte Bunkenborg; Karin Samuelson; Ingrid Poulsen; Steen Ladelund; Jonas Åkeson
• Department/s: Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine; Care in high technological environments
• Publishing year: 2014
• Language: English
• Pages: 424-430
• Publication/Series: Resuscitation
• Volume: 85
• Issue: 3
• Links: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24321322?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2013.11.023
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Topic: Anesthesiology and Intensive Care
• Status: Published
• Research group: Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine; Care in high technological environments
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 1873-1570