Abstract : The healthcare sector in India is confronting an escalating number of inpatient fatalities within hospitals, attributed to factors like cardiac arrest, stroke, sepsis, and critical illnesses. While certain factors may be beyond the control of healthcare professionals, others can be effectively managed through timely medical interventions [1]. IHME (Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation) statistics reveal that chronic heart disease, neoplasm, chronic respiratory diseases, infections such as tuberculosis (TB), chronic kidney disease, and diabetes are the leading causes of death among individuals above 50 years in India, comprising nearly half of the total deaths. This underscores the necessity for a comprehensive healthcare approach, emphasizing the management and prevention of chronic diseases, especially in the elderly demographic. Beyond chronic illnesses, patients in hospitals may manifest evident signs of health deterioration hours before a collapse. These early warning signs encompass changes in blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, and consciousness levels. Nurses and healthcare professionals can easily document these vital signs during routine patient visits or at regular intervals. The concept of an Early Warning Scoring System has been developed to promptly identify abnormal changes in vital signs, assigning scores based on predefined limits. These scores serve as triggers for an expedited emergency response to clinically manage patients before the condition progresses fatally [2].
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Cite : Ranjan, R., & Sadhu, G. (2024). Early Warning Systems: A Comprehensive Approach To Improve Patient Deterioration At A Tertiary Hospital (1st ed., pp. 86-90). Noble Science Press. https://doi.org/10.52458/978-8197040863.2024.eb.ch-20
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