Table 2. Vital signs and NEWS score at time of Rapid Response Team activation.
| Variable | Survived n=239,129 |
Died n= 43,581 |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory rate (breaths/minute), mean (SD) | 21.9 (7.4) | 24.9 (8.9) | <0.001 |
| Respiratory rate ≥25, n (%) | 56,141 (24) | 17,247 (40) | <0.001 |
| Respiratory rate ≤8, n (%) | 2,692 (1) | 808 (2) | <0.001 |
| Heart rate (beats/minute), mean (SD) | 98.3 (30.8) | 102.9 (30.2) | <0.001 |
| Heart rate ≥130, n (%) | 36,686 (15) | 7,948 (18) | <0.001 |
| Heart rate ≤40, n (%) | 2,936 (1) | 721 (2) | <0.001 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg), mean (SD) | 130 (36) | 117 (35.9) | <0.001 |
| Systolic blood pressure ≥220, n (%) | 3,064 (1) | 269 (1) | <0.001 |
| Systolic blood pressure ≤90, n (%) | 34,425 (14) | 11,076 (25) | <0.001 |
| Temperature (°C), mean (SD) | 36.7 (0.7) | 36.6 (0.8) | <0.001 |
| Temperature ≤35, n (%) | 1,634 (1) | 742 (2) | <0.001 |
| Oxygen saturation (%), median (IQR) | 96 (93-98) | 95 (89-97) | <0.001 |
| Oxygen saturation ≤91, n (%) | 43,962 (18) | 14,389 (33) | <0.001 |
| NEWS score, mean (SD) | 4.6 (2.8) | 6.4 (2.9) | <0.001 |