Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Aug 2018
Multicenter StudyShould impaired mobility on presentation be a vital sign?
Vital signs are routinely used to assess acutely ill patients, but they do not detect all patients at risk of death. This retrospective multicenter cohort study compares the prediction of death by impaired mobility with age, co-morbidities, and vital sign changes. ⋯ Immobility on presentation is a vital sign and predicts mortality for acutely ill patients independently of the traditional vital signs, age, and co-morbidities.