Dynamic Electronic Tracking and Escalation to reduce Critical care Transfers (DETECT): the protocol for a stepped wedge mixed method study to explore the clinical effectiveness, clinical utility and cost-effectiveness of an electronic physiological surveillance system for use in children

• Main Authors: Gerri Sefton (Author), Bernie Carter (Author), Steven Lane (Author), Matthew Peak (Author), Ceu Mateus (Author), Jen Preston (Author), Fulya Mehta (Author), Bruce Hollingsworth (Author), Roger Killen (Author), Enitan D. Carrol (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Active monitoring of hospitalised adults, using handheld electronic physiological surveillance systems, is associated with reduced in-patient mortality in the UK. Potential also exists to improve the recognition and response to deterioration in hospitalised children. However, the...