Table 1.

Most common interventions performed by critical care outreach team

Intervention	No (%) of interventions (n=2792)
Guiding tracheostomy management	282 (10.1)
Performing tracheal suction and chest physiotherapy	243 (8.7)
Guiding management of continuous positive airways pressure	232 (8.3)
Optimising patient positioning (sitting up, side lying)	223 (7.9)
Requesting prescription or administration of nebuliser therapy	199 (7.1)
Requesting repeat blood testing*	192 (6.9)
Increasing the frequency of CVS/respiratory observations	155 (5.5)
Starting hourly fluid balance monitoring	101 (3.6)
Requesting samples be sent for microculture and sensitivity	89 (3.2)

^*Full blood count, urea, and electrolytes.