Safer and more efficient vital signs monitoring protocols to identify the deteriorating patients in the general hospital ward: an observational study

• Main Authors: Jim Briggs (Author), Ina Kostakis (Author), Paul Meredith (Author), Chiara Dall'ora (Author), Julie Darbyshire (Author), Stephen Gerry (Author), Peter Griffiths (Author), Jo Hope (Author), Jeremy Jones (Author), Caroline Kovacs (Author), Rob Lawrence (Author), David Prytherch (Author), Peter Watkinson (Author), Oliver Redfern (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: NIHR Journals Library, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background The frequency at which patients should have their vital signs (e.g. blood pressure, pulse, oxygen saturation) measured on hospital wards is currently unknown. Current National Health Service monitoring protocols are based on expert opinion but supported by little empirical evidence. The c...