Publications by authors named "Saki Mimatsu"
Purpose: To investigate the usefulness of screening for patient symptoms as the fifth vital sign using an electronic medical recording system.
Patients And Methods: In the electronic medical recording system, all admitted patients received routine nurse-based assessment of discomfort (defined as any physical symptom) at every vital sign check regarding item 2 of the Support Team Assessment Schedule Japanese version (STAS-J). All cancer patients admitted to oncology units were screened at 1-week intervals.