Other relevant characteristics of patients with RRS activation on the haemodialysis unit (N=107)
| Variable | n (%) | |
| Primary service at time of code event | ||
| General internal medicine | 49 (46) | |
| Transplant surgery | 12 (11) | |
| Renal medicine | 8 (7) | |
| Cardiology | 8 (7) | |
| Vascular surgery | 5 (5) | |
| Other (general surgery, plastic surgery, physical medicine and rehabilitation, psychiatry, cardiac surgery, emergency medicine, neurosurgery, pulmonary medicine, family medicine, thoracic surgery, urology, geriatrics or critical care medicine) | 25 (24) | |
| Was the haemodialysis session stopped or postponed after RRS activation? | ||
| Yes | 78 (73) | |
| No | 5 (5) | |
| Not applicable (dialysis never started or already completed) | 24 (22) | |
| Triage after event | ||
| Transfer to intensive care unit | 75 (70) | |
| Transfer to monitored bed | 17 (16) | |
| Transfer back to original inpatient unit | 11 (10) | |
| Transfer to operating room | 2 (2) | |
| Death during event | 2 (2) | |
| Patient status upon arrival to haemodialysis unit | ||
| Unstable (meeting one or more code criteria during first vital signs check on haemodialysis unit) | 24 (22) | |
| Stable | 83 (78) | |
| When was the code called? | ||
| Before haemodialysis begun | 12 (11) | |
| During haemodialysis | 76 (71) | |
| After haemodialysis completed | 19 (18) | |
RRS, rapid response system.