Table 3 Administrated treatments by the rapid response teams at the bedside in POCUS group versus the physician judgment (control) treatment groupsa
|  | Control group n = 82 | POCUS group n = 83 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Drainage | 8 (10) | 14 (17) | 0.18 |
Volemic expansion | 40 (49) | 29 (35) | 0.07 |
Diuretics | 13 (16) | 16 (19) | 0.56 |
Nitrates | 2 (2) | 7 (8) | 0.16 |
Noninvasive ventilation | 15 (18) | 21 (25) | 0.27 |
Oxygen therapy | 58 (71) | 53 (64) | 0.34 |
Invasive ventilation | 20 (24) | 9 (11) | 0.02 |
Aerosol bronchodilators | 22 (27) | 21 (25) | 0.82 |
Aerosol corticoids | 9 (11) | 4 (5) | 0.14 |
Systemic corticoid | 13 (16) | 4 (5) | 0.02 |
Antibiotic | 43 (52) | 28 (34) | 0.02 |
Curative anticoagulation | 4 (5) | 5 (6) | 1 |
Aspirin | 2 (2) | 0 | 0.25 |
Inotrope | 3 (4) | 3 (4) | 1 |
Vasopressor | 29 (35) | 7 (8) | 0.00002 |
Antiarrhythmic | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 |
Transfusion | 7 (9) | 3 (4) | 0.21 |
Physiotherapy | 7 (9) | 9 (11) | 0.61 |