Anaesthesia and intensive care
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Anaesth Intensive Care · May 2016
Historical ArticleThis history of carbon dioxide in resuscitation.
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Anaesth Intensive Care · May 2016
Multicenter Study Observational StudyRapid Response Team activation in New Zealand hospitals-a multicentre prospective observational study.
We aimed to describe the epidemiology of Rapid Response Team (RRT) activation in New Zealand public hospitals. We undertook a prospective multicentre observational study of RRT activations in 11 hospitals for consecutive 14-day periods during October-December 2014. A standardised case report form was used to collect data on patient demographics, RRT activation criteria and timing, vital signs on RRT arrival, team composition and intervention, treatment limitation and patient outcome at day 30. ⋯ Most patients remain on the ward. The RRT frequently implements treatment limitations. Given almost one in five patients die within 30 days, over half of whom die within 72 hours of RRT review, surviving the RRT call may provide false reassurance that the patient will subsequently do well.