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dc.contributor.authorQuach, Jon Len
dc.contributor.authorDowney, Andrew Wen
dc.contributor.authorHaase, Michaelen
dc.contributor.authorHaase-Fielitz, Anjaen
dc.contributor.authorJones, Daryl Aen
dc.contributor.authorBellomo, Rinaldoen
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-16T00:11:30Z
dc.date.available2015-05-16T00:11:30Z
dc.date.issued2008-04-18en
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Critical Care 2008; 23(3): 325-31en
dc.identifier.govdoc18725036en
dc.identifier.otherPUBMEDen
dc.identifier.urihttps://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/10665en
dc.description.abstractTo describe the characteristics and outcomes of patients receiving a medical emergency team (MET) review for the MET syndromes of respiratory distress or hypotension and to assess the effect of delayed MET activation on their outcomes.We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of 2 cohorts of 100 patients for each of the MET syndromes of respiratory distress and hypotension. We collected information on patient demographics, comorbidities, presence of sepsis, and patient outcome. We documented the presence and duration of delayed MET activation.Patients with respiratory distress were more likely to be postoperative (40% vs 28%, P = .07), but less likely to have a history of congestive cardiac failure (12% vs 22%, P = .06). Sepsis was present in 58% of cases. The hospital mortality for MET calls due to respiratory distress and hypotension was 38% and 35%, respectively (P = .77). Delayed MET calls occurred in 50% of patients with the MET syndrome of respiratory distress and in 39% of those with hypotension (P = .11). The median duration of delay was 12 hours in patients with respiratory distress compared to 5 hours for patients with hypotension (P = .016). A delay in making a MET call was associated with an increase in mortality (odds ratio, 2.10; 95% confidence interval, 1.01-4.34; P = .045).Patients receiving MET calls for respiratory distress or hypotension were elderly and had a mortality greater than 35%. In many cases, MET activation was delayed. This delay was associated with increased mortality.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subject.otherAPACHEen
dc.subject.otherAgeden
dc.subject.otherCohort Studiesen
dc.subject.otherComorbidityen
dc.subject.otherEmergency Medical Services.organization & administration.statistics & numerical dataen
dc.subject.otherFemaleen
dc.subject.otherHospital Mortalityen
dc.subject.otherHumansen
dc.subject.otherHypotension.mortality.therapyen
dc.subject.otherMaleen
dc.subject.otherPatient Care Team.organization & administration.statistics & numerical dataen
dc.subject.otherPatient Transfer.organization & administration.statistics & numerical dataen
dc.subject.otherRespiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult.mortality.therapyen
dc.subject.otherRetrospective Studiesen
dc.subject.otherSepsis.complications.mortalityen
dc.subject.otherSocioeconomic Factorsen
dc.subject.otherTime Factorsen
dc.subject.otherTreatment Outcomeen
dc.titleCharacteristics and outcomes of patients receiving a medical emergency team review for respiratory distress or hypotension.en
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.identifier.journaltitleJournal of Critical Careen
dc.identifier.affiliationDepartment of Intensive Care, Austin Hospital, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Victoria 3084, Australiaen
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jcrc.2007.11.002en
dc.description.pages325-31en
dc.relation.urlhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18725036en
dc.type.austinJournal Articleen
local.name.researcherBellomo, Rinaldo
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item.openairetypeJournal Article-
crisitem.author.deptIntensive Care-
crisitem.author.deptIntensive Care-
crisitem.author.deptData Analytics Research and Evaluation (DARE) Centre-
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