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How Vital Are The Vital Signs? A Multi-Center Observational Study From Emergency Departments Of Pakistan., Amber Mehmood, Siran He, Waleed Zafar, Mirza Noor Ali Baig, Fareed Ahmed, Junaid Razzak
How Vital Are The Vital Signs? A Multi-Center Observational Study From Emergency Departments Of Pakistan., Amber Mehmood, Siran He, Waleed Zafar, Mirza Noor Ali Baig, Fareed Ahmed, Junaid Razzak
Department of Emergency Medicine
Background:
Vital signs play a critical role in prioritizing patients in emergency departments (EDs), and are the foundation of most triage methods and disposition decisions. This study was conducted to determine the frequency of vital signs documentation anytime during emergency department treatment and to explore if abnormal vital signs were associated with the likelihood of admission for a set of common presenting complaints.
Methods:
Data were collected over a four-month period from the EDs of seven urban tertiary care hospitals in Pakistan. The variables included age, sex, hospital type (government run vs. private), presenting complaint, ED vital signs, and final …
Setting Up Triage Services In The Emergency Department: Experience From A Tertiary Care Institute Of Pakistan. A Journey Toward Excellence., Munawar Khursheed, Jabeen Fayyaz, Ahsan Jamil
Setting Up Triage Services In The Emergency Department: Experience From A Tertiary Care Institute Of Pakistan. A Journey Toward Excellence., Munawar Khursheed, Jabeen Fayyaz, Ahsan Jamil
Department of Emergency Medicine
The history of triage started from the French battle field for prioritizing patients. Emergency triage was started in early 1950's in USA in order to treat the sickest first. It has now become an integral component of all emergency departments (ED). The basic aim of triage is not only to sort out patients according to the criticality of their illness, but it also serves to streamline the patient flow. This will ultimately enable the ED physician to provide right management at the right time to the right patient in the available resources. In turn has a positive impact in reducing …
Uchunguzi (Journal Watchmontre De Journal) March 2015, Benjamin Wachira
Uchunguzi (Journal Watchmontre De Journal) March 2015, Benjamin Wachira
Internal Medicine, East Africa
Uchunguzi means investigation in Swahili and provides a summary of some of the most recent international literature as presented in other leading journals, but with an emphasis on what is relevant to our continent.
Uchunguzi (Journal Watch/Montre De Journal) September 2015, Benjamin Wachira
Uchunguzi (Journal Watch/Montre De Journal) September 2015, Benjamin Wachira
Internal Medicine, East Africa
Uchunguzi means investigation in Swahili and provides a summary of some of the most recent international literature as presented in other leading journals, but with an emphasis on what is relevant to our continent.