Characteristics and outcome of rapid response team patients ≥75 years old: a prospective observational cohort study

Characteristics and outcome of rapid response team patients ≥75 years old: a prospective observational cohort study

Abstract Background Rapid response teams (RRTs) attend severely ill general ward patients whose average 30-day mortality is near 30%. A major part of RRT patients are over 75 years old, but there are no studies on the characteristics and outcome of this geriatric RRT population. We compared the char...

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Main Authors: Joonas Tirkkonen, Piritta Setälä, Sanna Hoppu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Rapid response team
Medical emergency team
Rapid response system
Geriatric
Outcome
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13049-017-0423-8

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