Before (24 months) | After (12 months) | RR (95% CI) | p Value | |
Admissions to PICU and wards | 10 576 | 5471 | ||
Admissions to wards | 8644 | 4484 | ||
Mortality* | ||||
Deaths in PICU and wards | 102 | 40 | ||
per 1000 admissions to PICU and wards | 9.64 | 7.31 | 0.76 (0–1.03) | 0.078 |
Deaths in wards | 13 | 2 | ||
Per 1000 admissions to wards | 1.50 | 0.45 | 0.30 (0–1.04) | 0.070 |
Cardiac arrests | ||||
Cardiac arrests in PICU and wards | 43 | 15 | ||
Per 1000 admissions to PICU and wards | 4.07 | 2.74 | 0.68 (0–1.10) | 0.116 |
Outcome: survived to discharge | 13 (30%) | 7 (47%) | ||
Cardiac arrests in wards | 11 | 2 | ||
Per 1000 admissions to wards | 1.27 | 0.45 | 0.35 (0–1.24) | 0.126 |
Outcome: survived to discharge | 6 (55%) | 2 (100%) |
PICU, paediatric intensive care unit.
*Deaths include “do not resuscitate” orders.