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Table 1 Number of patients according to clinical outcome

From: Improved outcome of critically ill patients treated by the Rapid Response Team outside the intensive care unit

 

2005

2010

 

n

%

n

%

Patient transfer to another institution*

24

3.43

5

0.56

Death**

124

17.74

190

21.37

Clinical improvement*

133

19.03

254

28.57

ICU admission*

418

59.80

406

45.67

Withhold/withdraw treatment*

0

0

34

3.82

Total

699

100.00

889

100.00

  1. Number of patients according to clinical outcome in Londrina University Hospital, Londrina, Paraná State, Brazil, January to December 2005 and 2010. *P = 0.08. **P < 0.001.
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