Heart Rate: Is It Truly a Vital Sign?

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It is worthwhile to have sufficient numbers to add crediblity to changing
the concept because it is something that is widely repeated.  This is also
a good example of the types of studies that can be done with information
technology from a database with much less effort than a chart review.
John Kepros

> ----- Original Message ----
> From: "STEWART, Paul" <PStewart at ambulance.nsw.gov.au>
> To: "Trauma & Critical Care mailing list" <trauma-list at trauma.org> Sent:
> Monday, April 16, 2007 2:18:03 PM
> Subject: RE: Heart Rate: Is It Truly a Vital Sign?
>
>
> Did someone really analyze 10,825 patients to get to this earth
> shattering decision that " Heart rate alone is not sufficient to
> determine the need for emergent interventions for hemorrhage"?
>
> ********************
>
> It would have been earth shattering if IT DID determine outcome or
> surgical needs ... and that nobody had paid to this small detail
>
> I guess
>
> Like episiotomies
>
> Charles
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