In comparison with non-all-day rapid response teams (RRTs), the availability of all-day RRTs was associated with reduced in-hospital mortality among patients with hospital-onset sepsis – reports a study published in Crit_Care.
. Patients in the all-day group were younger than those in the non-all-day group . Although the CCI scores were similar, comorbidities differed between the two groups. Particularly, chronic neurologic disease was more common in the non-all-day group , whereas solid cancer was more frequently observed in the all-day group . Moreover, there were differences in the suspected site of infection.
Table 1 Characteristics of the cohort with hospital-onset sepsis according to the operating hour of the rapid response teamOverall, 158 of 405 patients died in the hospital; 73 of 206 patients in the all-day group, and 85 of 199 patients in the non-all-day group . However, in-hospital mortality did not differ significantly between the two groups . The hospital length of stay was also similar. There was no significant difference in ICU transfer between the two groups .
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