Relationship between Time of Day of Medical Emergency Team Activations and Outcomes of Hospitalized Pediatric Patients.

ABSTRACT: This study was conducted to investigate whether outcomes of medical emergency team (MET) activations differ by time of day of hospitalized pediatric patients. This is a retrospective cohort study conduct at a tertiary pediatric hospital. Data were extracted from the charts of 846 patients (with one or more MET activations) over a 5-year period. Also can remove hospital names and affiliated institution from the body of the text as readers can find this information in the author list. Patients included children <18 years, admitted to a pediatric ward, who experienced a MET activation between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2020. We excluded patients reviewed by the MET during a routine follow-up, planned pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) admissions from the ward, and MET activation in ou

SUBMITTER: Feder J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11584264 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature