Table 1.

Number of triggers documented in cases and controls in each tier and the percentage modified.

Trigger type	RRT	MDT	Nurse
Number of cases (% modified)	351 (26.5%∗)	660 (28.2%)	1431 (28.2%)
Number of controls (% modified)	28 (50.0%)	138 (36.2%)	517 (29.6%)
Total (% modified)	379 (28.2%)	798 (29.6%)	1948 (28.6%)

This table presents, for each of the three tiers of response to deterioration, the number of triggers documented for cases and controls together with the proportion of these triggers that were modified.

∗p < 0.05 for the percentage of triggers in cases that were modified compared to controls for that tier.

RRT, rapid response team; MDT, multidisciplinary team.