Validation of physiological scoring systems in the accident and emergency department.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Scoring systems that weigh the degree of abnormality of bedside observations might be able to identify patients at risk of catastrophic deterioration.

Objectives

To establish a frequency distribution for typical physiological scoring systems and to establish the potential benefit of adding these to an existing triage system in accident and emergency departments.

Methods

Physiological data were collected from 53 unselected emergency department admissions, from 50 patients admitted from the emergency department to intensive care, and from 50 patients admitted from emergency department to general wards and then to intensive care. Three different physiological scores were calculated from the data. Identification of sick patients by the scores was compared with

SUBMITTER: Subbe CP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2464409 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature