Ineffectiveness of the measurement of 'routine' vital signs for adult inpatients with community-acquired pneumonia.
More frequent vital sign evaluation does not result in a statistically significant difference in survival or the number of transfers to the intensive care unit (for progression of disease) after adjusting for age, gender, duration of intravenous antibiotics and comorbid conditions.
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Department of Internal Medicine, University of North Dakota School of Medicine, Fargo, North Dakota, USA. pablik@atlanticbb.net
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001831:Body Temperature; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000401:mortality / Q000451:nursing*; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000401:mortality / Q000451:nursing*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012119:Respiration; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013997:Time Factors