Understanding mean arterial blood pressure and pulse pressure is important for assessing clinical deterioration in acutely ill patients.
May guide acute care education on vital signs; leaves open whether this improves deterioration detection.
This article discusses the role of vital sign data collection in the acute setting when assessing patients at risk of or actually clinically deteriorating. Specifically, the article focuses on explaining the important concepts of mean arterial blood pressure and pulse pressure as indicators of clinical deterioration.
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