Journal of critical care
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J Crit Care
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Journal of critical care · Oct 2017
Observational StudyThe impact of delayed rapid response call activation on patient outcomes.
To investigate the impact of delay in rapid response call (RRC) activation on Hospital mortality. ⋯ A delay of ≥15min was associated with significantly increased in-hospital mortality and longer hospitalization. The factors contributing to the observed increase in mortality with delayed RRCs require further exploration.
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Journal of critical care · Oct 2017
U.S. drug shortages for medications used in adult critical care (2001-2016).
We describe trends in U.S. shortages impacting critical care drugs from 2001 to 2016. ⋯ Although the number of new shortages peaked in 2011 and is now declining, there remain a substantial number of active shortages impacting critical care drugs.