Long term trends in medical emergency team activations and outcomes

Resuscitation

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1083-1087

  Herod, Ruth ^a   Frost, Steven A ^b,c   Parr, Michael ^b,d   Hillman, Ken ^b,d,e   Aneman, Anders ^b,d  

^a ROYAL LANCASTER INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cohort studies; Medical emergency team; Organization and administration; Rapid response system

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL; EMERGENCY CARE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT WORRY; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM CALL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; TIME TO TREATMENT; TREND STUDY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UNPLANNED ADMISSION; AGED; EMERGENCY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TIME; TRENDS;

AGED; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84903783643     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2014.04.010     Document Type: Article

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