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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of the implementation of a rapid response team on the rate of cardiorespiratory arrests in mortality associated with cardiorespiratory arrests and on in-hospital mortality in a high complexity general hospital. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of cardiorespiratory arrests and in-hospital mortality events before and after implementation of a rapid response team. The period analyzed covered 19 months before intervention by the team (August 2005 to February 2007) and 19 months after the intervention (March 2007 to September 2008). RESULTS: During the pre-intervention period, 3.54 events of cardiorespiratory arrest/1,000 discharges and 16.27 deaths/1,000 discharges were noted. After the intervention, there was a reduction in the number of cardiorespiratory arrests and in the rate of in-hospital mortality; respectively, 1.69 events of cardiorespiratory arrest/1,000 discharges (p<0.001) and 14.34 deaths/1,000 discharges (p=0.029). CONCLUSION: The implementation of the rapid response team may have caused a significant reduction in the number of cardiorespiratory arrests. It was estimated that during the period from March 2007 to September 2008, the intervention probably saved 67 lives.
OBJETIVO: Avaliar o impacto da implementação de um time de resposta rápida na incidência de paradas cardiorrespiratórias, na mortalidade associada à parada cardiorrespiratória e na mortalidade hospitalar em um hospital geral, de alta complexidade. MÉTODOS: Análise retrospectiva dos eventos de paradas cardiorrespiratórias e mortalidade hospitalar, antes e depois da implementação de um time de resposta rápida. O período analisado compreendeu 19 meses antes da intervenção desse time (agosto de 2005 a fevereiro de 2007) e 19 meses após sua intervenção (março 2007 a setembro 2008). RESULTADOS: No período pré-intervenção, observaram-se 3,54 eventos de parada cardiorrespiratória/1.000 altas e 16,27 mortes/1.000 altas. Após a intervenção, observou-se redução no número de paradas cardiorrespiratórias e na taxa de mortalidade hospitalar: respectivamente 1,69 eventos de parada cardiorrespiratória/1.000 altas (p<0,001) e 14,34 mortes/1.000 altas (p=0,029). CONCLUSÃO: A implementação do time de resposta rápida, pode ter trazido uma redução significativa no número de paradas cardiorrespiratórias. Estimou-se que, no período de março de 2007 a setembro de 2008, a intervenção provavelmente salvou 67 vidas.
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Idoso , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Reanimação Cardiopulmonar/métodos , Mortalidade Hospitalar , Parada Cardíaca/mortalidade , Equipe de Respostas Rápidas de Hospitais/organização & administração , APACHE , Tratamento de Emergência/métodos , Tratamento de Emergência/normas , Incidência , Avaliação de Resultados em Cuidados de Saúde , Equipe de Assistência ao Paciente/organização & administração , Alta do Paciente/estatística & dados numéricos , Estudos RetrospectivosRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of the implementation of a rapid response team on the rate of cardiorespiratory arrests in mortality associated with cardiorespiratory arrests and on in-hospital mortality in a high complexity general hospital. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of cardiorespiratory arrests and in-hospital mortality events before and after implementation of a rapid response team. The period analyzed covered 19 months before intervention by the team (August 2005 to February 2007) and 19 months after the intervention (March 2007 to September 2008). RESULTS: During the pre-intervention period, 3.54 events of cardiorespiratory arrest/1,000 discharges and 16.27 deaths/1,000 discharges were noted. After the intervention, there was a reduction in the number of cardiorespiratory arrests and in the rate of in-hospital mortality; respectively, 1.69 events of cardiorespiratory arrest/1,000 discharges (p < 0.001) and 14.34 deaths/1,000 discharges (p = 0.029). CONCLUSION: The implementation of the rapid response team may have caused a significant reduction in the number of cardiorespiratory arrests. It was estimated that during the period from March 2007 to September 2008, the intervention probably saved 67 lives.