Non-critical care telemetry and in-hospital cardiac arrest outcomes.

Background: Telemetry is increasingly used to monitor hospitalized patients with lower intensities of care, but its effect on in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) outcomes in non-critical care patients is unknown.

Hypothesis: Telemetry utilization in non-critical care patients does not affect IHCA outcomes.

Methods: A retrospective cohort analysis of all patients in non-critical care beds that experienced a cardiac arrest in a university-affiliated teaching hospital during calendar years 2011 and 2012 was performed.