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

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03786445

Enrollment

1664

Registered

2018-12-26

Start date

2013-01-01

Completion date

2018-10-31

Last updated

2018-12-26

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Conditions

Emergencies

Brief summary

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

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.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* all patients treated with emergencies

Exclusion criteria

* none

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Death	2013 to 2016	Patients having in in-Hospital emergency.

Outcome results