Paediatrics Publications
Title
High Rate of Medical Emergency Team Activation in Children with Tracheostomy.
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,
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