Kimia Honarmand, Randy S Wax, Daleen Penoyer, Geoffery Lighthall, Valerie Danesh, Bram Rochwerg, Michael L Cheatham, Daniel P Davis, Michael DeVita, James Downar, Dana Edelson, Alison Fox-Robichaud, Shigeki Fujitani, Raeann M Fuller, Helen Haskell, Matthew Inada-Kim, Daryl Jones, Anand Kumar, Keith M Olsen, Daniel D Rowley, John Welch, Marie R Baldisseri, John Kellett, Heidi Knowles, Jonathan K Shipley, Philipp Kolb, Sophie P Wax, Jonathan D Hecht, Frank Sebat
RATIONALE: Clinical deterioration of patients hospitalized outside the ICU is a source of potentially reversible morbidity and mortality. To address this, some acute care hospitals have implemented systems aimed at detecting and responding to such patients. OBJECTIVES: To provide evidence-based recommendations for hospital clinicians and administrators to optimize recognition and response to clinical deterioration in non-ICU patients. PANEL DESIGN: The 25-member panel included representatives from medicine, nursing, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, patient/family partners, and clinician-methodologists with expertise in developing evidence-based Clinical Practice Guidelines...
February 1, 2024: Critical Care Medicine