Triggers and Interventions of Patients Who Require Medical Emergency Team Reviews: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Single Versus Multiple Reviews

Background Medical emergency teams constitute part of the escalation protocol early warning systems in many hospitals. The literature indicates that medical may reduce hospital mortality and cardiac arrest. A greater understanding pathways patients who experience multiple team reviews will inform clinical decision-making. Objectives To explore differences between require a single review those reviews, to identify any were reviewed only once during admission required reviews. Methods Data for this retrospective cross-sectional review, including demographic data, call triggers, outcomes, interventions, routinely collected from January 2013 through December 2015. study adhered Strengthening Reporting Observational Studies Epidemiology (STROBE) collaborative’s studies checklist (version 4). Results Of 54 787 admitted patients, 1274 (2%) team; those, 260 (20%) needed calls. Patients requiring calls demonstrated higher (odds ratio, 1.49 [95% CI, 1.12–1.98]). logistic regression model identified surgical receiving antibiotics respiratory interventions at first as being more likely transferred level care after less another review. Conclusions have mortality. Surgical risk Hospitals need include details on when auditing activation.