Table 1.
Demographic data
| Medical | Surgical | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths, n | 2345 | 1063 | |
| Implementation phases of the rapid response system, n (%) | Before | 387 (17) | 189 (18) |
| MEWS | 643 (27) | 267 (25) | |
| RRT implementation | 940 (40) | 460 (43) | |
| Final RRT | 375 (16) | 147 (14) | |
| Gender, male, n (%) | 1261 (54) | 1084 (54) | |
| Age, years, median (IQR) | 78.4 (68.3–85.6) | 81.4 (73.6–87.0) | |
| Death on Intensive Care Unit, n (%) | 48 (2) | 43 (4) | |
| Time of death, n (%) | 0000–0559 h | 701 (30) | 302 (28) |
| 0600–1159 h | 555 (24) | 255 (24) | |
| 1200–1759 h | 530 (23) | 245 (23) | |
| 1800–2359 h | 508 (22) | 241 (23) | |
| Unknown | 51 (2) | 20 (2) | |
| Hospital length of stay, median (IQR) | 6 (3–13) | 7 (3–16) | |
| Number of RRT consultations before death | 56 (45) | 68 (55) | |
| 0–24 h | 45 (80) | 62 (92) | |
| 24–48 h | 3 (5) | 5 (7) | |
| >48 h | 8 (14) | 1 (1) | |
| Initiation of LOMT order by RRT | 7 (13) | 9 (13) | |
RRT rapid response team, LOMT limitation of medical treatment