Analysis of In-hospital Emergency Team Calls in a German Tertiary Care University Hospital From 2013 to 2016

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

1664 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-01-01

Study Completion Date

2018-10-31

Brief Summary

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A retrospective analysis of 1,664 emergency forms from MET activities, ranging from January 2013 to December 2016. Every MET activation call via the emergency telephone number ("5555") and following emergency treatment was recorded by a standardized documentation form.

Detailed Description

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Recent studies demonstrated that in-hospital emergencies are linked to a higher mortality in patients. In total, 1 out of 10 patients is suffering from an unexpected incident during the hospital stay. Therefore, establishing and developing medical emergency teams (MET) is getting more important in the future. Aim of the present study was an analysis of medical documentation, operational tactics and procedures taken by MET in a 4-year-period, ranging from 2013 to 2016. A retrospective analysis of 1,664 emergency forms from MET activities, ranging from January 2013 to December 2016. Every MET activation call via the emergency telephone number ("5555") and following emergency treatment was recorded by a standardized documentation form.

Conditions

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Emergencies

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* all patients treated with emergencies

Exclusion Criteria

* none

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

References

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Schmitz J, Kerkhoff S, Sander D, Schulz G, Warnecke T, Hinkelbein J. [Deployment of the in-hospital emergency team in a tertiary care university hospital : Data analysis for the time period 2013-2016 in North-Rhine/Westphalia]. Anaesthesist. 2019 Jun;68(6):361-367. doi: 10.1007/s00101-019-0586-y. Epub 2019 Apr 10. German.

Reference Type DERIVED

PMID: 30969357 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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5555-Emergency

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id