The critical role of timely medical emergency team activation in oncological and non-oncological patients
Although the overall outcome did not differ between, oncological patients comprised 10% of MET calls, had higher mortality and had significantly more frequent vital sign monitoring, reflecting greater clinical concern. Tailored monitoring including early MET review has potential to improve outcomes particularly in high-risk oncological patients.
Authors
- Joerg C. Schefold (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9162-5724)
- Luca Cioccari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4993-427X)
- Anna S. Messmer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3206-9112)
- Kaspar F. Bachmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6108-6923)
- Samuel J. Michimura
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
- Kantonsspital Aarau (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-06-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0324831
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Safe Handling of Antineoplastic Drugs
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.77