Table 6.

Reasons for RTAC in 33Sof 270 medically complex patients

Reason	Frequency (%)
Cardiac (chest pain, NSTEMI, third degree block, bradycardia, or tachycardia)	21.2
Pulmonary (PE, hypoxia, PNA, malignant pleural effusion, or pneumothorax)	21.2
Acute blood loss anemia (GIB on anticoagulation or postoperative bleeding)	21.2
Infection (postoperative wound infection, neutropenic fever, sepsis, or osteomyelitis)	15.2
Neurologic (aphasia, severe headache, or altered mental status)	12.2
Others (subtherapeutic INR for LVAD, SBO, or CKD with decreased urine output)	9.0

Abbreviations: CKD, chronic kidney disease; GIB, gastrointestinal bleed; INR, international normalized ratio; LVAD, left ventricular assist device; NSTEMI, non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction; PE, pulmonary embolism; PNA, pneumonia; SBO, small bowel obstruction.