Clinical deterioration in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction during and for 24  h after percutaneous coronary intervention: An observational study

In-hospital adverse events such as cardiac arrest are preceded by abnormalities in physiological data and are associated with high mortality. Healthcare institutions have implemented rapid response systems such as the medical emergency team for early recognition and response to clinical deterioration. Yet, most cardiac catheterisation laboratories, have yet to formally implement a rapid response system, so the nature and frequency of clinical deterioration is unclear and no published data exist.
Source: Australian Critical Care - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Research paper Source Type: research