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

K. Sundararajan; A. Flabouris; C. Thompson; I. Seppelt; The George Institute of Global Health and the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group Point Prevalence study Investigators

doi:10.1111/imj.13281

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

K. Sundararajan^*, A. Flabouris, C. Thompson, I. Seppelt, The George Institute of Global Health and the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group Point Prevalence study Investigators

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Abstract

Previous 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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1440-1442
Number of pages	3
Journal	Internal Medicine Journal
Volume	46
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.13281
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

afferent limb failure
circadian rhythm
diurnal variation
intensive care unit
rapid response teams

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Sundararajan, K., Flabouris, A., Thompson, C., Seppelt, I., & The George Institute of Global Health and the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group Point Prevalence study Investigators (2016). Elderly patients are at high risk of night-time admission to the intensive care unit following a rapid response team call. Internal Medicine Journal, 46(12), 1440-1442. https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.13281

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Sundararajan K, Flabouris A, Thompson C, Seppelt I, The George Institute of Global Health and the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group Point Prevalence study Investigators. Elderly patients are at high risk of night-time admission to the intensive care unit following a rapid response team call. Internal Medicine Journal. 2016 Dec 1;46(12):1440-1442. https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.13281

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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