Characteristics and dying trajectories of adult hospital patients from acute care wards who die following review by the rapid response team

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 262-269

  Coombs, M A ^a   Nelson, K ^a,b   Psirides, A J ^b   Suter, N ^b   Pedersen, A ^a,b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b WELLINGTON HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

End of life care; Medical emergency team; Palliative care; Rapid response team

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DATA BASE; DEATH; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DETERIORATION; DYING; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; VERY ELDERLY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84962044909     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: 14480271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1604400213     Document Type: Review

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