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Table 2 Reasons for screening by RRT, intervention, and outcomes

From: Characteristics and outcomes of patients screened by rapid response team who transferred to the intensive care unit

 

All patients (n = 1096)

Ward group (n = 707)

ICU group (n = 389)

P-value

Reason for screening by RRT

 Sepsis

834 (76.1)

606 (85.7)

228 (58.6)

 < 0.001

 Septic shock

126 (11.5)

48 (6.8)

78 (20.1)

 < 0.001

 Respiratory distress

85 (7.8)

39 (5.5)

46 (11.8)

 < 0.001

 Cardiogenic shock

51 (4.7)

14 (2.0)

37 (9.5)

 < 0.001

RRT intervention

 ACLS

41 (3.7)

9 (1.3)

32 (8.2)

 < 0.001

 ECMO

3 (0.3)

1 (0.1)

2 (0.5)

0.258

 Renal replacement therapy

17 (1.6)

10 (1.4)

7 (1.8)

0.622

 Intubation

142 (13.0)

13 (1.8)

129 (33.2)

 < 0.001

 Ventilator

49 (4.5)

6 (0.8)

43 (11.1)

 < 0.001

 HFNC

124 (11.3)

99 (14.0)

25 (6.4)

 < 0.001

 A-line insertion

14 (1.3)

3 (0.4)

11 (2.8)

0.001

 C-line insertion

35 (3.2)

6 (0.8)

29 (7.5)

 < 0.001

 USG

100 (9.1)

64 (9.1)

36 (9.3)

0.911

 Vasopressors

83 (7.6)

22 (3.1)

61 (15.7)

 < 0.001

Outcomes

 Hospital LOS

28 (14 – 56)

25 (13 – 47)

33 (17 – 70)

0.011

 28 day mortality

191 (17.4)

103 (14.6)

88 (22.6)

0.001

 In-hospital mortality

258 (23.5)

142 (20.1)

116 (29.8)

 < 0.001

  1. Data are presented as median (interquartile range) or number (%), unless otherwise indicated
  2. RRT Rapid response team, ICU Intensive care unit, ACLS Advanced cardiovascular life support, ECMO Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, HFNC High-flow nasal cannula, A-line Arterial line, C-line Central line, USG Ultrasonography, LOS Length of stay