Novelty detection is the task of classifying test data that differ in some respect from the data
that are available during training. This may be seen as “one-class classification”, in which a …

Objectives “Failure to rescue”(FTR) is the failure to prevent a death resulting from a
complication of medical care or from a complication of underlying illness or surgery. There is …

Artificial intelligence (AI) and increased computing power have long held the promise of
improving prediction and prognostication in health care (1). Now, use of predictive analytics …

Aim Early detection of clinical deterioration on the wards may improve outcomes, and most
early warning scores only utilize a patient's current vital signs. The added value of vital sign …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Clear and detectable signs of deterioration have been
shown to be present in many patients multiple hours before undergoing a serious life …

BACKGROUND: Most reports of Rapid Response Systems (RRS) focus on the efferent,
response component of the system, although evidence suggests that improved vital sign …

Background For hospitalized patients with unexpected clinical deterioration, delayed or
suboptimal intervention is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Lack of …

Aims To understand current experiences of vital signs monitoring of patients and clinical staff
on a surgical ward, and views on the introduction of wearable ambulatory monitoring into the …

This paper presents the design, deployment, and empirical study of a wireless clinical
monitoring system that collects pulse and oxygen saturation readings from patients. The …

AIM: To determine whether the introduction of a multi-faceted intervention (newly designed
ward observation chart, a track and trigger system and an associated education program …