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Early warning scoring systems versus standard observations charts for wards in South Africa: a cluster randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND: On South African public hospital wards, observation charts do not incorporate early warning scoring (EWS) systems to inform nurses when to summon assistance. The aim of this trial was to test the impact of a new chart incorporating a modified EWS (MEWS) system and a linked training progr...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4374204/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25872794 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0624-2 |