High Rate of Medical Emergency Team Activation in Children with Tracheostomy.

Authors

Brianna L McKelvie, Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Western University, Children's Hospital-London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, CanadaFollow
Anna-Theresa Lobos
Jason Chan
Franco Momoli
James Dayre McNally

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2020

Journal

Journal of pediatric intensive care

Volume

9

Issue

1

First Page

27

Last Page

33

URL with Digital Object Identifier

DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1695733

Abstract

Pediatric in-patients with tracheostomy (PIT) are at high risk for clinical deterioration. Medical emergency teams (MET) have been developed to identify high-risk patients. This study compared MET activation rates between PITs and the general ward population. This was a retrospective cohort study conducted at a tertiary pediatric hospital. The primary outcome (MET activation) was obtained from a database. Between 2008 and 2014, the MET activation rate was significantly higher in the PIT group than the general ward population (14 vs. 2.9 per 100 admissions,