title: Early detection of a blood transfusion reaction utilizing a wireless remote monitoring device.
abstract: Continuously monitoring vital signs on general care units may provide earlier detection and intervention of instabilities in patients. These earlier interventions could prevent deaths and admission to critical care units, thereby increasing patient safety and improving patient outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Perioperative Clinical Research Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Card
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jeskey
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Damon
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Michaels
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hardeman
authors.forename: Misty
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hale
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morse
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: St Jacques
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Berry
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001787:Blood Group Incompatibility / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000451:nursing; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000451:nursing; D058998:Remote Sensing Technology; D059015:Wireless Technology