Table 4 Interventions performed by the rapid response team
| Â | No. (%) of RRT activations (n= 855) |
|---|---|
Therapeutic interventions during RRT | Â |
   Supplemental oxygen | 538 (62.9) |
   Intravenous fluids | 247 (28.9) |
   Intubation | 140 (16.4) |
   Nebulizer | 112 (13.1) |
   Suctioning | 98 (11.5) |
   Antiseizure medication | 83 (9.7) |
   Vasopressor | 82 (9.6) |
   Antiarrhythmic | 69 (8.1) |
   Furosemide | 63 (7.4) |
   Glucose or dextrose | 57 (6.7) |
   Opiates | 35 (4.1) |
   Cardiopulmonary resuscitation | 34 (4.0) |
   Cardioversion | 29 (3.4) |
   Antibiotics | 26 (3.0) |
   Naloxone | 26 (3.0) |
   Blood products | 24 (2.8) |
   Nitroglycerin | 22 (2.6) |
   Steroids | 21 (2.5) |
   Antihypertensive | 18 (2.1) |
   Adjust ETT, tracheostomy, or ventilator | 13 (1.5) |
   Other (fewer than 10 RRTs) | 57 (6.7) |
Disposition immediately after RRT | Â |
   Transfer to new ward or room type | 473 (55.3) |
Transfer to ICU | 371 (43.4) |
Transfer to observation rooma | 41 (4.8) |
Transfer to telemetry | 26 (3.0) |
Transfer to medicine floor | 19 (2.2) |
Transfer to emergency department | 11 (1.3) |
Transfer to neurology ward | 2 (0.2) |
Transfer to pediatrics ward | 2 (0.2) |
Transfer to surgery ward | 1 (0.1) |
   Remain in same ward or room type | 352 (41.2) |
Remain in ICU | 12 (1.4) |
Remain in observation room | 17 (2.0) |
Remain on telemetry ward | 82 (9.6) |
Remain on general service ward | 241 (28.2) |
   Other disposition immediately after RRT | 30 (3.5) |
Emergency surgery | 2 (0.2) |
Emergency cardiac catheterization | 1 (0.1) |
Death during RRT | 24 (2.8) |
Unknown | 3 (0.4) |