Can vital signs predict cardiac arrest on the wards? Yes, but...
Monday, May 16, 2011 - 15:31
in Health & Medicine
Researchers at the University of Chicago Medical Center attempting to identify the vital signs that best predict those hospitalized patients at greatest risk for cardiac arrest found that a composite index used in some hospitals to activate a rapid response team and by emergency room physicians to assess the likelihood of a patient dying was a better predictor of cardiac arrest than any single vital sign.