Rethinking Patient Surveillance on Hospital Wards

Publication date

2021-09

Authors

Michard, Frederic
Kalkman, Cor J.ORCID 0000-0002-8372-6960ISNI 0000000390649876

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Abstract

Continuous and mobile monitoring of vital signs may soon become a reality on hospital wards. By enabling the early detection of clinical deterioration, it may improve quality of care and patient safety.

Keywords

Cross Infection/diagnosis, Hospitals/standards, Humans, Intensive Care Units/standards, Monitoring, Physiologic/standards, Safety Management/standards, Vital Signs/physiology, Taverne, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Review, Journal Article

Citation

Michard, F & Kalkman, C J 2021, 'Rethinking Patient Surveillance on Hospital Wards', Anesthesiology, vol. 135, no. 3, pp. 531-540. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000003843