A prospective study of factors influencing the outcome of patients after a Medical Emergency Team review.

Paolo Calzavacca; Elisa Licari; Augustine Tee; Moritoki Egi; Michael Haase; Anja Haase-Fielitz; Rinaldo Bellomo

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A prospective study of factors influencing the outcome of patients after a Medical Emergency Team review.

November 3, 2008

Calzavacca P, Licari E, Tee A, et al. Intensive Care Med. 2008;34(11):2112-6.

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Delay in activating a medical emergency team was associated with adverse clinical outcomes in this Australian study.

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