Long term survival following a medical emergency team call at an Australian regional hospital.

To investigate the long term survival of medical emergency team (MET) patients at an Australian regional hospital and describe associated patient and MET call characteristics. Retrospective cohort study. Data linkage to the statewide death registry was performed to allow for long term survival analysis, including multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression and production of Kaplan-Meier survival curves.

Functional outcomes following an in-hospital cardiac arrest: A retrospective cohort study.

Background/purpose: Whilst much is known about the survival outcomes of patients that suffer an in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) in Australia very little is known about the functional outcomes of survivors. This study aimed to describe the functional outcomes of a cohort of patients that suffered an in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) and survived to hospital discharge in a regional Australian hospital.

Methods: This is a single-centre retrospective observational cohort study conducted in a regional Australian hospital.