Analysis of In-hospital Emergency Team Calls in a German Tertiary Care University Hospital 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.

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Key information

Conditions

Emergencies Disease Attributes Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

all patients treated with emergencies

Exclusion criteria

none

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Death

Time frame: 2013 to 2016

Patients having in in-Hospital emergency.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Universitätsklinikum Köln

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2013
Primary completion: 2016
Study completion: 2018
First posted: Dec 26, 2018
Registry last updated: Dec 26, 2018

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