From: Introduction of Medical Emergency Teams in Australia and New Zealand: a multi-centre study
Outcome measure | Year before MET introduction, mean (SD) | Year after MET introduction, mean (SD) | P value |
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Cardiac arrests admitted from ward to ICU per year | 6.33 (5.29) | 5.04 (5.52) | 0.024 |
Rate of admitted ward cardiac arrests (events per 1,000 ICU admissions) | 8.66 (4.45) | 6.13 (4.70) | 0.016 |
ICU readmissions per year following ICU discharge | 28.22 (32.05) | 29.18 (36) | 0.91 |
ICU readmission rate (events per 1,000 ICU admissions) | 36.00 (19.08) | 34.98 (21.68) | 0.74 |