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Respiratory rate predicts cardiopulmonary arrest for internal medicine inpatients.

Fieselmann, John F., Hendryx, Michael S., Helms, Charles M., Wakefield, Douglas S.·1993·Journal of General Internal Medicine

Abstract

Objective To assess whether vital sign measurements could identify internal medicine patients at risk for cardiopulmonary arrest. Design Retrospective case-control study comparing 72 hours of pre-arrest vital sign measurements with 72 hours of vital sign measurements for patients from the same units who did not experience cardiopulmonary arrest. Setting Twelve non-intensive care internal medicine units at a large midwestern academic medical center. Patients Cases included all 59 inpatients who had experienced cardiopulmonary arrest between May 1989 and December 1990; patients who were designated do-not-resuscitate (DNR) or had less than 72 hours of vital sign recordings were excluded. Controls included 91 inpatients without cardiopulmonary arrest who were matched for units and who had 72 hours of vital sign recordings. Results The occurrence of one or more respiratory rates > 27 breaths per minute over a 72-hour period had a sensitivity of 0.54 and a specificity of 0.83 (odds ratio = 5.56, 95% CL = 2.67-11.49) in predicting cardiopulmonary arrest. Other respiratory rate thresholds were also predictive of arrest. The ability of respiratory rate to predict arrest was stronger in units with high incidences of arrest relative to units with low incidences, for example, in units for the management of gastrointestinal disease (sensitivity = 1.00, specificity = 0.86) and renal disease (sensitivity = 0.69, specificity = 0.87). Respiratory rate remained a significant predictor (p < 0.001) after controlling for patient age and gender. Pulse rate and blood pressure were not predictive of cardiopulmonary arrest. Conclusions Using elevated respiratory rates as a signal for focused diagnostic studies and therapeutic interventions in internal medicine patients may be useful in reducing the incidence of subsequent cardiopulmonary arrest, and lowering associated morbidity and mortality.

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Authors
Fieselmann, J. F., Hendryx, M. S., Helms, C. M., & Wakefield, D. S.
Affiliations
University of Iowa (US)
Venue
Journal of General Internal Medicine
Published
1993-07
Volume
8
Issue
7
Pages
354-360
ISSN
  • 0884-8734 (ISSN-L)
  • 1525-1497
OpenAlex
W2009946799
Cited by
399
References
24
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FWCI
0.63
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of General Internal Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Emergency Medicine › Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
Keywords
cardiac arrest, respiratory rate, vital signs, medical inpatients, tachypnea, pulse rate, blood pressure, gastrointestinal diseases, kidney disease
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Blood Pressure, Female, Heart Arrest, Heart Rate, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Predictive Value of Tests, Respiration, Respiratory Function Tests, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Sensitivity and Specificity, Odds Ratio, Case-Control Studies

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