Rapid response team activation prior to in-hospital cardiac arrest: Areas for improvements based on a national cohort study

In-hospital cardiac arrest due to sepsis – Aetiologies and outcomes in a Swedish cohort study

“…It is interesting that one third of the arrest occurred within 24 hours, this might relate to difficulties in assessing both severity, changes in clinical conditions as well as when escalation of care is needed. Our group has recently published data on rapid response team and their actions before an IHCA, 17 and even if they are highly skilled in assessment of critically ill patients signs of deranged respiration might still have been underestimated regarding the risk of having an IHCA. Early after admission, it is possible that there is a false believe that giving patients initial adequate treatment might improve status and that could be waited for.…”