Elderly patients are at high risk of night-time admission to the intensive care unit following a rapid response team call

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dc.contributor.authorSundararajan, K.
dc.contributor.authorFlabouris, A.
dc.contributor.authorThompson, C.
dc.contributor.authorSeppelt, I.
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractPrevious studies have shown that elderly patients (age ≥65 years) are less likely to be admitted to the intensive care unit following a rapid response team call and have high hospital mortality rates. This study has shown that elderly patients have a significantly higher probability of being admitted to an intensive care unit following a rapid response team call at night than during the day. However, at no time are they at greater risk than younger patients of incomplete vital sign recording, a failure to escalate care for acute deterioration or mortality.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityK. Sundararajan, A. Flabouris, C. Thompson, and I. Seppelt, on behalf of the George Institute of Global Health and the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group Point Prevalence study Investigators
dc.identifier.citationInternal Medicine Journal, 2016; 46(12):1440-1442
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/imj.13281
dc.identifier.issn1444-0903
dc.identifier.issn1445-5994
dc.identifier.orcidSundararajan, K. [0000-0002-3377-6062]
dc.identifier.orcidFlabouris, A. [0000-0002-1535-9441]
dc.identifier.orcidThompson, C. [0000-0002-5164-3327]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/113697
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.rights© 2016 Royal Australasian College of Physicians
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/imj.13281
dc.subjectIntensive care unit; rapid response teams; afferent limb failure; diurnal variation; circadian rhythm
dc.titleElderly patients are at high risk of night-time admission to the intensive care unit following a rapid response team call
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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