The Effect of Continuous Versus Periodic Vital Sign Monitoring on Disease Severity of Patients with an Unplanned ICU Transfer.

ABSTRACT: Continuous vital sign monitoring (CM) may detect ward patient's deterioration earlier than periodic monitoring. This could result in timely ICU transfers or in a transfer delay due to misperceived higher level of care on the ward. The primary objective of this study was to compare patient's disease severity upon unplanned ICU transfer, before and after CM implementation. We included a one-year period before and after CM implementation between August 1, 2017 - July 31, 2019. Before implementation, surgical and internal medicine patients' vital signs were periodically monitored, compared to continuous monitoring with wireless linkage to hospital systems after implementation. In both periods the same early warning score (EWS) protocol was in place. Primary outcome was disease severity scores

SUBMITTER: Eddahchouri Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10066074 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature