Purpose: One of the most commonly performed task in the emergency department (ED) is reported as the monitoring of vital signs, yet there are no published standards of care that provide guidelines for the frequency of obtaining vital signs in the ED. The purpose of this exploratory study was to determine the frequency of documentation of vital signs recorded during ED visits across Veterans Hea…
Background: Conflicting evidence exists on the effectiveness of routinely measured vital signs on the early detection of increased probability of adverse events. Purpose: To assess the clinical relevance of routinely measured vital signs in medically and surgically hospitalized patients through a systematic review. Data Sources: MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trial…