From: Introduction of Medical Emergency Teams in Australia and New Zealand: a multi-centre study
Outcome measure | First year (baseline), mean (SD) | Second year (follow-up), mean (SD) | P value |
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Cardiac arrests admitted from ward to ICU per year | 5.0 (4.3) | 4.2 (3.9) | 0.33 |
Rate of admitted ward cardiac arrests (events per 1,000 ICU admissions) | 9.0 (6.1) | 7.1 (7.1) | 0.30 |
ICU readmissions per year following ICU discharge | 23.2 (22.1) | 28.2 (28.1) | 0.08 |
ICU readmission rate (events per 1,000 ICU admission) | 36.1 (19.2) | 37.2 (19.1) | 0.99 |
Outcomes | Percentage survival in first year | Percentage survival in second year | P value |
Cardiac arrests | 29.4 (28.3) | 38.8 (24.9) | 0.35 |
ICU readmissions | 87.3 (13.9) | 88.4 (8.1) | 0.77 |