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Observational studyBMC emergency medicine2022

Outcome prediction for patients assessed by the medical emergency team: a retrospective cohort study.

Anna Adielsson, Christian Danielsson, Pontus Forkman, Thomas Karlsson, Linda Pettersson, Johan Herlitz, Stefan Lundin

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Observational study in BMC emergency medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Authors and funding

7 authors.

Anna AdielssonDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden. acadielsson@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-8150-3141
Christian DanielssonDepartment of Clinical Pathology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Pontus ForkmanDepartment of Adult Psychiatry, Mora Hospital, Mora, Sweden.
Thomas KarlssonHealth Metrics at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Linda PetterssonCenter for Clinical Research Dalarna, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Johan HerlitzThe Center for Pre-Hospital Research in Western Sweden, University College of Borås, Borås, Sweden.
Stefan LundinDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Funding

ALF ALF GBG-74200ALF agreement LF GBG-716901
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMedical emergency teams (METs) have been implemented to reduce hospital mortality by the early recognition and treatment of potentially life-threatening conditions. The objective of this study was to establish a clinically useful association between clinical variables and mortality risk, among patients assessed by the MET, and further to design an easy-to-use risk score for the prediction of death within 30 days.

methodsObservational retrospective register study in a tertiary university hospital in Sweden, comprising 2,601 patients, assessed by the MET from 2010 to 2015. Patient registry data at the time of MET assessment was analysed from an epidemiological perspective, using univariable and multivariable analyses with death within 30 days as the outcome variable. Predictors of outcome were defined from age, gender, type of ward for admittance, previous medical history, acute medical condition, vital parameters and laboratory biomarkers. Identified factors independently associated with mortality were then used to develop a prognostic risk score for mortality.

resultsThe overall 30-day mortality was high (29.0%). We identified thirteen factors independently associated with 30-day mortality concerning; age, type of ward for admittance, vital parameters, laboratory biomarkers, previous medical history and acute medical condition. A MET risk score for mortality based on the impact of these individual thirteen factors in the model yielded a median (range) AUC of 0.780 (0.774-0.785) with good calibration. When corrected for optimism by internal validation, the score yielded a median (range) AUC of 0.768 (0.762-0.773).

conclusionsAmong clinical variables available at the time of MET assessment, thirteen factors were found to be independently associated with 30-day mortality. By applying a simple risk scoring system based on these individual factors, patients at higher risk of dying within 30 days after the MET assessment may be identified and treated earlier in the process.

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Retrospective StudiesAcute DiseaseHospital MortalityHumansPrognosisTertiary Care CentersMedical emergency teamMortalityOutcomeRapid response teamRisk score

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PMID36494620
PMCPMC9733206

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