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Table 3 Admitting service of patients with daytime and nighttime Rapid Response Team activation

From: Impact of nighttime Rapid Response Team activation on outcomes of hospitalized patients with acute deterioration

 

Daytime hours (0800–1659)

(n = 2656)

Nighttime hours (1700–0759)

(n = 3367)

P value

Service, n (%)

< 0.001

Surgical services

0.06

 General surgery

285 (10.7)

382 (11.4)

 

 Orthopedic surgery

240 (9.0)

248 (7.4)

 

 Vascular surgery

116 (4.4)

136 (4.0)

 

 Neurosurgery

85 (3.2)

152 (4.5)

 

 Thoracic surgery

81 (3.1)

103 (3.1)

 

 Obstetrics and gynecology

66 (2.5)

73 (2.2)

 

 Urology

64 (2.4)

82 (2.4)

 

 Otolaryngology

27 (1.0)

42 (1.3)

 

 Plastic surgery

4 (0.2)

9 (0.3)

 

Nonsurgical Services

< 0.001

 General internal medicine

715 (26.9)

934 (27.7)

 

 Hematology

208 (7.8)

197 (5.9)

 

 Intensive care

144 (5.4)

140 (4.2)

 

 Medical oncology

112 (4.2)

230 (6.8)

 

 Family medicine

103 (3.9)

130 (3.9)

 

 Nephrology

92 (3.5)

112 (3.3)

 

 Radiation oncology

83 (3.1)

79 (2.4)

 

 Neurology

76 (2.9)

96 (2.9)

 

 Respirology

52 (2.0)

91 (2.7)

 

 Psychiatry

49 (1.8)

53 (1.6)

 

 Cardiology

31 (1.2)

48 (1.4)

 

 Rehabilitation

16 (0.6)

19 (0.6)

 

 Gastroenterology

7 (0.3)

11 (0.3)

 
  1. Boldface font indicates statistical significance