The duration of hospitalization before review by the rapid response team: A retrospective cohort study

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 692-697

  Smith, Roger J ^a   Santamaria, John D ^a   Faraone, Espedito E ^a   Holmes, Jennifer A ^a   Reid, David A ^a   Tobin, Antony E ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical deterioration; Hospital mortality; Medical emergency team; Rapid response team

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TACHYPNEA; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; RESUSCITATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84930761234     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2015.04.004     Document Type: Article

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