According to a research letter by Jordan C.Yoder, B.A. and colleagues at the University of Chicago, nighttime frequency of vital signs monitoring for low-risk medical inpatients might be reduced. Overnight vital signs are collected frequently among hospitalized patients regardless of their risk of clinical deterioration and these vital checks may have negative effects on low-risk patients such as patient distress and sleep deprivation, according to the study. In ...Thursday, 4 July 2013
Vital Sign Collection Based on Patient Risk for Clinical Deterioration: Research
According to a research letter by Jordan C.Yoder, B.A. and colleagues at the University of Chicago, nighttime frequency of vital signs monitoring for low-risk medical inpatients might be reduced. Overnight vital signs are collected frequently among hospitalized patients regardless of their risk of clinical deterioration and these vital checks may have negative effects on low-risk patients such as patient distress and sleep deprivation, according to the study. In ...
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