The total sample demographical and care requirement characteristics of 111 patients who required a medical emergency team call to the radiology department (MET-RD) prior to their transport (Pre-RD), and comparisons of characteristics according to their outcomes of post-MET care requirements and mortality
| Characteristics | Post-MET-RD patient outcomes | ||||
| Pre-RD patient demographics and care requirements | n=111 | Higher care, n=78 | p* | Death, n=28 | p† |
| Age, mean (±SD) | 60 (18) | 61 (18) | 0.22 | 67 (14) | 0.02 |
| Median (range) | 62 (18–93) | ||||
| Women | 51 (46) | 32 (41) | 0.11 | 9 (32) | 0.09 |
| Men | 60 (54) | 46 (59) | 19 (68) | ||
| Admitting diagnosis | |||||
| Other | 9 (8) | 6 (8) | 0.95 | 6 (7) | 0.48 |
| Cardiovascular | 13 (12) | 11 (14) | 7 (8) | ||
| Peripheral vascular | 5 (5) | 4 (5) | 4 (5) | ||
| Abdominal | 16 (14) | 11 (14) | 12 (14) | ||
| Neurological | 27 (24) | 19 (24) | 20 (24) | ||
| Respiratory | 9 (8) | 6 (7) | 7 (8) | ||
| Infection | 11 (10) | 8 (10) | 8 (10) | ||
| Skeletomuscular | 21 (19) | 13 (17) | 19 (23) | ||
| Charlson Comorbidity Index score | |||||
| Mean (±SD) | 3.6 (2.7) | 3.8 (2.9) | 0.29 | 4.3 (2.2) | 0.17 |
| Median (range) | 3.0 (0–15) | ||||
| ≤3 comorbidities | 58 (52) | 40 (51) | 0.75 | 12 (43) | 0.25 |
| ≥4 comorbidities | 53 (48) | 38 (49) | 16 (57) | ||
| Unit of origin | |||||
| ICU | 44 (40) | 29 (37) | 0.43 | 16 (57) | 0.03 |
| Non-ICU | 67 (60) | 49 (63) | 12 (43) | ||
| MET-RD on admission day one | 48 (43) | 35 (45) | 0.59 | 13 (46) | 0.69 |
| Respiratory support upon arrival to RD | 72 (65) | 45 (60) | 0.21 | 18 (67) | 0.65 |
| Nasal cannula | 41 (38) | 30 (28) | 0.15 | 9 (8) | 0.20 |
| Face mask | 13 (12) | 9 (8) | 2 (2) | ||
| Ventilator | 16 (15) | 6 (6) | 7 (6) | ||
| Cardiovascular support prior to RD | 23 (25) | 17 (22) | 0.78 | 11 (39) | 0.02 |
| Cardiac arrhythmias prior to RD | 30 (27) | 19 (24) | 0.33 | 4 (14) | 0.09 |
| Sedation prior to RD | 25 (23) | 16 (21) | 0.44 | 6 (21) | 0.87 |
| Vital signs 12 h prior to RD meets MET criteria | 18 (16) | 15 (19) | 0.26 | 5 (18) | 0.77 |
| Respiratory | 5 (5) | 4 (5) | 1.00 | 3 (11) | 0.10 |
| Heart rate | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | 0.51 | 0 (0) | 1.00 |
| Systolic | 10 (9) | 8 (10) | 0.72 | 3 (11) | 0.71 |
| Diastolic | 6 (5) | 6 (8) | 0.18 | 1 (4) | 1.00 |
| Tachycardia | 38 (34) | 25 (32) | 0.46 | 7 (25) | 0.26 |
| Tachypnoea | |||||
| Breaths ≥24 per min | 31 (28) | 23 (29) | 0.57 | 10 (36) | 0.29 |
| Breaths ≥30 per min | 12 (11) | 11 (14) | 0.09 | 4 (14) | 0.49 |
Data are presented as n (%) unless indicated otherwise.
↵* p Values refer to comparisons within columns of higher care (transfer to a higher care unit, increased respiratory support, increased cardiac support or transfer for procedure) and return to previous level of care.
↵† p Values refer to comparison within columns of death and survival to discharge.
ICU, intensive care unit.