Quantification of facial cues for acute illness: a systematic scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The patient's face provides healthcare professionals with important information about the patient's general appearance and clinical condition.

Objective

The primary aim of this review is to identify patients' facial cues that healthcare providers can use at the bedside to monitor the clinical condition of acutely ill patients.

Evidence review

Studies about facial cues for acute illness were systematically searched in PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, and Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health (CINAHL) databases. Studies on vital signs, pain, psychiatric illnesses, animal studies, qualitative studies, case reports, and systematic reviews were excluded. Acute illness was defined as any life-threatening condition or condition that required immediate intervention

SUBMITTER: Cramer IC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11825411 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature