Analysis of In-hospital Emergency Team Calls in a German Tertiary Care University Hospital From 2013 to 2016

December 21, 2018 updated by: Universitätsklinikum Köln
A retrospective analysis of 1,664 emergency forms from MET activities, ranging from January 2013 to December 2016. Every MET activation call via the emergency telephone number ("5555") and following emergency treatment was recorded by a standardized documentation form.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

Recent studies demonstrated that in-hospital emergencies are linked to a higher mortality in patients. In total, 1 out of 10 patients is suffering from an unexpected incident during the hospital stay. Therefore, establishing and developing medical emergency teams (MET) is getting more important in the future. Aim of the present study was an analysis of medical documentation, operational tactics and procedures taken by MET in a 4-year-period, ranging from 2013 to 2016. A retrospective analysis of 1,664 emergency forms from MET activities, ranging from January 2013 to December 2016. Every MET activation call via the emergency telephone number ("5555") and following emergency treatment was recorded by a standardized documentation form.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

1664

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

all patients in the hospital

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • all patients treated with emergencies

Exclusion Criteria:

  • none

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Death
Time Frame: 2013 to 2016
Patients having in in-Hospital emergency.
2013 to 2016

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Universitätsklinikum Köln

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 31, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

October 31, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 13, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 21, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

December 26, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

December 26, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 21, 2018

Last Verified

December 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 5555-Emergency

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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