Detecting patient clinical deterioration early on holds the promise to decrease mortality and improve outcomes. However, it remains a challenge in both hospital and ambulatory settings. Stanford ...

We evaluated 21,219 admissions from 9,058 patients. The composite outcome occurred during 1,945 admissions (9.2%): 1,365 (6.4%) had at least one ICU transfer, and 580 (2.7%) involved ward death.

Early clinical deterioration requiring escalation in care occurred in 3.6% of patients in the emergency department (ED), with nearly half of these events occurring while patients were still in the ED.

The authors developed and validated an accurate, well-calibrated, easy-to-implement COVID-19 hospitalized patient deterioration index to identify patients at high or low risk of clinical deterioration ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Fewer clinical deterioration events were reported in patients receiving ravulizumab (9.3%) vs. placebo (16.9%).

A study conducted across seven hospitals within the Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health System found that Epic’s Deterioration Index underperformed compared to other early warning scores in detecting ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Unrecognized clinical deterioration in children is common and can be life-threatening. No gold standard outcome ...

(HealthDay)—Cesarean birth is associated with clinical deterioration in women with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and with an increased risk for neonatal intensive care ...

We evaluated 21,219 admissions from 9,058 patients. The composite outcome occurred during 1,945 admissions (9.2%): 1,365 (6.4%) had at least one ICU transfer, and 580 (2.7%) involved ward death.