Table 4 Serious events in the control and intervention period
From: Effect of an automated notification system for deteriorating ward patients on clinical outcomes
Parameter | Control period (n = 2139) | Intervention period (n = 2263) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients with serious events | 208 (9.72) | 166 (7.34) | 0.005 |
Total number of serious events | 268 (12.53) | 185 (8.17) | <0.001 |
Acute myocardial infarction | 4 (0.19) | 0 | 0.056 |
Pulmonary embolism | 3 (0.14) | 2 (0.09) | 0.679 |
Acute pulmonary edema | 5 (0.23) | 1 (0.04) | 0.115 |
Respiratory failure | 19 (0.89) | 10 (0.44) | 0.070 |
Stroke | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Severe sepsis | 21 (0.98) | 1 (0.04) | <0.001 |
Acute renal failure | 3 (0.14) | 1 (0.04) | 0.361 |
Emergency admission to the ICU | 26 (1.22) | 21 (0.93) | 0.355 |
Cardiopulmonary arrest | 14 (0.66) | 2 (0.09) | 0.002 |
Death | 173 (8.09) | 147 (6.50) | 0.042 |