Delayed Emergency Team Calls and Associated Hospital Mortality: A Multicenter Study

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Funding Acknowledgements

Dr. Chen received support for article research from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). His institution received grant support from the National Medical & Health Research Council. Dr. Flabouris received support for article research from the National Institutes of Health, Wellcome Trust, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Research Councils UK, and other. Dr. Hillman received support for article research from NHMRC, provided expert testimony for Solicitors (preparation of medical reports and court appearances when necessary), and received royalties from Cambridge University Press (book-Vital Signs) and Springer (Editor, two books). His institution received grant support from the NHMRC (grants APP1020660, APP109916, and APP1054146). Dr. Assareh was supported by the NHMRC project grants. Dr. Ou provided expert testimony for Solicitors (preparation of medical reports and court appearances when necessary) and was supported by the NHMRC project grants. However, the NHMRC played no role in design and conduct of the study; in collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; and in preparation, review, or approval of the article. Dr. Bellomo has disclosed that he does not have any potential conflicts of interest.