Point-of-care testing during medical emergency team activations: A pilot study

Resuscitation

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1119-1123

  Calzavacca, P ^a   Licari, E ^a   Tee, A ^a   Bellomo, R ^a  

^a AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain natriuretic peptide; Creatinine kinase; Critical illness; D dimer; Medical emergency team; Mortality; Myoglobin; Rapid response system; Troponin I

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; CREATINE KINASE MB; D DIMER; MYOGLOBIN; TROPONIN I;

AGED; ARTICLE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

AGED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PILOT PROJECTS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84865298314     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2012.02.012     Document Type: Article

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