Outcome of hypotensive ward patients who re-deteriorate after initial stabilization by the Medical Emergency Team

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 54-59

  Khalid, Imran ^a,b   Qabajah, Mohammad R ^b   Hamad, Wasfy J ^a   Khalid, Tabindeh Jabeen ^b   DiGiovine, Bruno ^c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^c HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypotension; Intensive care unit transfer; Medical emergency team; Mortality; Ward patients

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; AGE; APACHE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESUSCITATION; WARD;

HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT TRANSFER; MEDICAL EMERGENCY TEAM; MORTALITY; WARD PATIENTS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APACHE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84890183099     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2013.09.029     Document Type: Article

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