01106nas a2200181   4500000000100000008004100001100001500042700001700057700001600074700002000090245012600110250001500236300001400251490000700265050001600272520058500288020005100873       2016                            d1 aSeppelt I.1 aFlabouris A.1 aThompson C.1 aSundararajan K.00aElderly patients are at high risk of night-time admission to the intensive care unit following a rapid response team call  a2016/12/17  a1440-14420 v46  a[IF]: 1.6443 a<p>
Previous studies have shown that elderly patients (age &gt;/=65 years) are less likely to be admitted to the intensive care unit following a rapid response team call and have high hospital mortality rates. This study has shown that elderly patients have a significantly higher probability of being admitted to an intensive care unit following a rapid response team call at night than during the day. However, at no time are they at greater risk than younger patients of incomplete vital sign recording, a failure to escalate care for acute deterioration or mortality.
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