Description

Bellew et al evaluated early activation of the rapid response team for patients admitted from the Emergency Department. They reported a multivariable model for prediction of early rapid response team activation. The authors are from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester.


Patient selection: patient admitted to a non-ICU bed from the ED

 

Early rapid response team activation was defined as within 12 hours of admission.

 

Parameters:

(1) diagnosis

(2) first respiratory rate in ED in breaths per minute

(3) last respiratory rate in ED in breaths per minute

(4) first oxygen saturation in ED in percent

(5) last oxygen saturation in ED in percent

(6) last heart rate in ED in beats per minute

(7) last systolic blood pressure in ED in mm Hg

 

Parameter

Finding

Points

diagnosis

infectious/parasitic

1.6592

 

neoplasm

0.3371

 

endocrine, nutritional, metabolic, immune

0.1739

 

blood disorder

0.5624

 

mental disorder

0.8375

 

nervous system disorder

0.1769

 

circulatory disorder

-0.1224

 

respiratory disorder

0.6631

 

digestive system disorder

0.0708

 

genitourinary disorder

0.1080

 

skin disorder

-0.3592

 

musculoskeletal disorder

-1.1406

 

injury or poisoning

-0.0695

 

other

0

first respiratory rate

<=14

0.3560

 

15-23

0

 

>=24

0.5406

last respiratory rate

<=14

0.0343

 

15-22

0

 

>=23

0.6733

first oxygen saturation

<= 92%

0.9905

 

> 92%

0

last oxygen saturation

<= 92%

0.4030

 

> 92%

0

last heart rate

<59

-0.2843

 

60-105

0

 

>=106

0.8854

last systolic blood pressure

<= 102

0.5961

 

103-158

0

 

>= 159

0.6733

 

total score =

= SUM(points for all 7 parameters) - 2.6074

 

probability of early rapid response team activation =

= 1 / (1 + EXP((-1) * (score)))


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