title: Monitoring vital signs to identify postoperative complications.
abstract: Vital signs are an important component in assessing patients' postoperative recovery. An evaluation study was conducted to determine the effects of changing the frequency of vital signs on recognizing complications. The results supported reducing the frequency of vital signs monitoring.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Schumacher
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000451:nursing*; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000451:nursing*