Importance of specific vital signs in nurses' recognition and response to deteriorating patients: A scoping review

J Considine, P Casey, O Omonaiye… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim (s) To explore the published research related to nurses' documentation and use of vital
signs in recognising and responding to deteriorating patients. Design Scoping review of …

[HTML][HTML] Implementing Oxygen Therapy in Medical Wards—A Scoping Review to Understand Health Services Protocols and Procedures

C Buchan, YH Khor, T Thomas… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background/Objectives: Conventional oxygen therapy (COT) is the cornerstone of
management for hypoxaemia associated with acute respiratory failure (ARF) in wards. COT …

[HTML][HTML] Implementation of a fast triage score for patients arriving to a low resource hospital in Uganda

J Vianney, I Nakitende, J Nabiryo, H Kalema… - African Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The Kitovu Fast Triage (KFT) score predicts imminent mortality from
mental status, gait and either respiratory rate or oxygen status. As some non-life-threatening …

The role of the ward nurse in recognition and response to clinical deterioration: a scoping review

N Donnelly, M Fry, R Elliott, E Merrick - Contemporary Nurse, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Nurses play a key role in the recognition and response to clinical deterioration.
Aim: The aim of this scoping review was to explore, map and synthesise existing research …

[HTML][HTML] Initiatives to detect and prevent death from perioperative deterioration

LM Posthuma, B Preckel - Current Opinion in Anesthesiology, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Initiatives to detect and prevent death from perioperative d... : Current Opinion in Anesthesiology
Initiatives to detect and prevent death from perioperative deterioration : Current Opinion in …

[PDF][PDF] Using the NEWS2and ABCDE assessment to identify early signs of clinical deterioration

NW Loftus, V Navales, T Bowden - 2024 - researchgate.net
Nurses may encounter deteriorating patients in their clinical practice, so they require an
understanding of the early physiological signs of deterioration and a structured approach to …

Respiratory rate monitoring and early detection of deterioration practices

SA Kayser, R Williamson, G Siefert… - British Journal of …, 2023 - magonlinelibrary.com
Background: Growing evidence points to respiratory rate (RR) being the most important vital
sign for early detection of patient deterioration. However, RR is the vital sign most likely to be …

[HTML][HTML] Feasibility, functionality, and user experience with wearable technologies for acute exacerbation monitoring in patients with severe COPD

OC Iorio, FA Coutu, D Malaeb, BA Ross - Frontiers in Signal …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background: The increasing interest in remote patient monitoring technologies in patients
with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) requires a phased and stepwise …

Trauma Scores Show Limited Utility for Predicting In-Flight Deterioration in Air Medical Patients

B Powell, S Cramb - Air Medical Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective The aim of this study was to determine the utility of the Triage Revised Trauma
Score (TRTS), Glasgow Coma Scale/Age/systolic Pressure (GAP) score, and Shock Index …

[HTML][HTML] Camera-based neonatal respiratory monitoring

C Eastwood-Sutherland - 2023 - figshare.utas.edu.au
Real-time monitoring of respiratory activity is a standard part of clinical care for neonates in
Neonatal Intensive Care Units, allowing respiratory rate information to be available to …