Journal article
Characteristics and outcomes of children receiving intensive care therapy within 12 hours following a medical emergency team event
B Gelbart, S Vidmar, D Stephens, D Cheng, J Thompson, A Segal, T Gadish, J Carlin
Critical Care and Resuscitation | AUSTRALASIAN MED PUBL CO LTD | Published : 2021
DOI: 10.51893/2021.3.oa2
Abstract
Objectives: To describe characteristics and outcomes of children requiring intensive care therapy (ICT) within 12 hours following a medical emergency team (MET) event. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Setting: Quaternary paediatric hospital. Patients: Children experiencing a MET event. Measurements and main results: Between July 2017 and March 2019, 890 MET events occurred in 566 patients over 631 admissions. Admission to intensive care followed 183/890 (21%) MET events. 76/183 (42%) patients required ICT, defined as positive pressure ventilation or vasoactive support in intensive care, within 12 hours. Older children had a lower risk of requiring ICT than infants aged 5 years [risk diff..
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Awarded by Royal Children's Hospital Foundation
Funding Acknowledgements
This study was supported by a Royal Children's Hospital Foundation grant of $48 000 (No. 2018-1006). The funding was used to support data collection and analysis.