Promoting patient safety using an early warning scoring system.

Yvonne Higgins; Caroline Maries-Tillott; Sarah Quinton; Jo Richmond

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Promoting patient safety using an early warning scoring system.

August 27, 2008

Higgins Y, Maries-Tillott C, Quinton S, et al. Nurs Stand. 2008;22(44):35-40.

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Implementation of standardized clinical criteria to identify deteriorating patients, in conjunction with a medical emergency team, resulted in improved outcomes at one British hospital.

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