Outcomes in patients receiving continuous monitoring of vital signs on general wards: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The timely identification of deterioration on general wards is crucial to patient care with each hour of delay independently associated with increased risk of death. The introduction of continuous monitoring of patient vital signs on general wards, currently not standard care, may improve patient outcomes. Our aim was to investigate whether patients on general wards receiving continuous vital signs monitoring have better outcomes than patients receiving usual care.

Methods

Meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials comparing non-critical care patients receiving continuous monitoring of vital signs to usual care. We searched Medline, Embase, and Web of Science, and assessed risk of bias with version 2 of the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool for randomised trials. In ad

SUBMITTER: Bowles T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11468343 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature