Published in N Engl J Med on July 14, 2011
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A randomized trial of real-time automated clinical deterioration alerts sent to a rapid response team. J Hosp Med (2014) 0.95
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The prognostic utility of bedside assessment of adults hospitalized with malaria in Myanmar: a retrospective analysis. Malar J (2015) 0.87
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Evaluating the Pediatric Early Warning Score (PEWS) system for admitted patients in the pediatric emergency department. Acad Emerg Med (2014) 0.81
Evaluating implementation of a rapid response team: considering alternative outcome measures. Int J Qual Health Care (2014) 0.81
Heart rates in hospitalized children by age and body temperature. Pediatrics (2015) 0.80
Developing and evaluating a machine learning based algorithm to predict the need of pediatric intensive care unit transfer for newly hospitalized children. Resuscitation (2014) 0.79
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The use of quality indicators to promote accountability in health care: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Open Med (2012) 0.78
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Sustaining Health Care Interventions to Achieve Quality Care: What We Can Learn From Rapid Response Teams. J Nurs Care Qual (2016) 0.75
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and management of cardiac arrest. Nat Rev Cardiol (2012) 0.75
Clinical review: the role of the intensivist and the rapid response team in nosocomial end-of-life care. Crit Care (2013) 0.75
One-year follow-up of neurological status of patients after cardiac arrest seen at the emergency room of a teaching hospital. Einstein (Sao Paulo) (2015) 0.75
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Monitoring cardiorespiratory instability: Current approaches and implications for nursing practice. Intensive Crit Care Nurs (2016) 0.75
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A stochastic model of acute-care decisions based on patient and provider heterogeneity. Health Care Manag Sci (2015) 0.75
Impact of a Local Low-Cost Ward-Based Response System in a Canadian Tertiary Care Hospital. Crit Care Res Pract (2016) 0.75
Achieving Multidisciplinary Collaboration for the Creation of a Pulmonary Embolism Response Team: Creating a "Team of Rivals". Semin Intervent Radiol (2017) 0.75
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The role of the primary care team in the rapid response system. J Crit Care (2014) 0.75
Efficacy of a rapid response team on reducing the incidence and mortality of unexpected cardiac arrests. Trauma Mon (2012) 0.75
Vital Signs Predict Rapid-Response Team Activation Within Twelve Hours of Emergency Department Admission. West J Emerg Med (2016) 0.75
Timing and Location of Medical Emergency Team Activation Is Associated with Seriousness of Outcome: An Observational Study in a Tertiary Care Hospital. PLoS One (2016) 0.75
Benchmarking the use of a rapid response team by surgical services at a tertiary care hospital. J Am Coll Surg (2013) 0.75
"Deterioration to Door Time": An Exploratory Analysis of Delays in Escalation of Care for Hospitalized Patients. J Gen Intern Med (2016) 0.75
Rapid response teams: how are they best used? Crit Care (2016) 0.75
Improving recognition of patients at risk in a Portuguese general hospital: results from a preliminary study on the early warning score. Int J Emerg Med (2014) 0.75
Use of a Respiratory Volume Monitor to Assess Respiratory Competence in Cardiac Surgery Patients After Extubation. J Clin Med Res (2016) 0.75
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The Simulation-Based Assessment of Pediatric Rapid Response Teams. J Pediatr (2017) 0.75
Respiratory events in ward are associated with later intensive care unit (ICU) admission and hospital mortality in onco-hematology patients not admitted to ICU after a first request. PLoS One (2017) 0.75
Is there a role for patients and their relatives in escalating clinical deterioration in hospital? A systematic review. Health Expect (2016) 0.75
Characteristics and outcome of rapid response team patients ≥75 years old: a prospective observational cohort study. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med (2017) 0.75
Intensive versus conventional glucose control in critically ill patients. N Engl J Med (2009) 26.30
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A comparison of albumin and saline for fluid resuscitation in the intensive care unit. N Engl J Med (2004) 12.79
Hydroxyethyl starch or saline for fluid resuscitation in intensive care. N Engl J Med (2012) 11.83
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Critical care services and 2009 H1N1 influenza in Australia and New Zealand. N Engl J Med (2009) 10.60
Intensity of continuous renal-replacement therapy in critically ill patients. N Engl J Med (2009) 9.77
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for 2009 Influenza A(H1N1) Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. JAMA (2009) 9.47
Association between a chloride-liberal vs chloride-restrictive intravenous fluid administration strategy and kidney injury in critically ill adults. JAMA (2012) 8.05
Introduction of the medical emergency team (MET) system: a cluster-randomised controlled trial. Lancet (2005) 7.81
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Hypoglycemia and risk of death in critically ill patients. N Engl J Med (2012) 6.17
Variability of blood glucose concentration and short-term mortality in critically ill patients. Anesthesiology (2006) 5.58
Early intensive care sedation predicts long-term mortality in ventilated critically ill patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2012) 5.15
Findings of the first consensus conference on medical emergency teams. Crit Care Med (2006) 4.64
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Saline or albumin for fluid resuscitation in patients with traumatic brain injury. N Engl J Med (2007) 4.42
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A multi-centre evaluation of the RIFLE criteria for early acute kidney injury in critically ill patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2007) 4.11
Percutaneous versus surgical tracheostomy: A randomized controlled study with long-term follow-up. Crit Care Med (2006) 3.80
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Acetaminophen for Fever in Critically Ill Patients with Suspected Infection. N Engl J Med (2015) 3.57
Cardio-renal syndromes: report from the consensus conference of the acute dialysis quality initiative. Eur Heart J (2009) 3.52
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A multicenter randomized trial of atorvastatin therapy in intensive care patients with severe sepsis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2013) 3.44
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Continuous renal replacement therapy: a worldwide practice survey. The beginning and ending supportive therapy for the kidney (B.E.S.T. kidney) investigators. Intensive Care Med (2007) 3.03
The circulatory-respiratory determination of death in organ donation. Crit Care Med (2010) 3.02
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Plasma and urine neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in septic versus non-septic acute kidney injury in critical illness. Intensive Care Med (2009) 2.94
Prospective meta-analysis using individual patient data in intensive care medicine. Intensive Care Med (2009) 2.93
Measurement of renal blood flow by phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging during septic acute kidney injury: a pilot investigation. Crit Care Med (2012) 2.91
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Early isovolaemic haemofiltration in oliguric patients with septic shock. Intensive Care Med (2005) 2.85
Routine use of the Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit (CAM-ICU) by bedside nurses may underdiagnose delirium. Crit Care Resusc (2011) 2.81
Conservative oxygen therapy in mechanically ventilated patients: a pilot before-and-after trial. Crit Care Med (2014) 2.77
The predictive performance of plasma neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) increases with grade of acute kidney injury. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2009) 2.73
External validation of severity scoring systems for acute renal failure using a multinational database. Crit Care Med (2005) 2.68
Working Party proposal for a revised classification system of renal dysfunction in patients with cirrhosis. Gut (2011) 2.65
The Australasian Resuscitation in Sepsis Evaluation (ARISE) trial statistical analysis plan. Crit Care Resusc (2013) 2.62
Mortality in Multicenter Critical Care Trials: An Analysis of Interventions With a Significant Effect. Crit Care Med (2015) 2.59
Discontinuation of continuous renal replacement therapy: a post hoc analysis of a prospective multicenter observational study. Crit Care Med (2009) 2.58
A comparison of observed versus estimated baseline creatinine for determination of RIFLE class in patients with acute kidney injury. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2009) 2.55
Outcomes of a hospital-wide plan to improve care of comatose survivors of cardiac arrest. Resuscitation (2008) 2.53
Early blood glucose control and mortality in critically ill patients in Australia. Crit Care Med (2009) 2.53
Sodium bicarbonate to prevent increases in serum creatinine after cardiac surgery: a pilot double-blind, randomized controlled trial. Crit Care Med (2009) 2.45
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Harmonizing international trials of early goal-directed resuscitation for severe sepsis and septic shock: methodology of ProCESS, ARISE, and ProMISe. Intensive Care Med (2013) 2.44
Impact of albumin compared to saline on organ function and mortality of patients with severe sepsis. Intensive Care Med (2010) 2.42
Management of the Potential Organ Donor in the ICU: Society of Critical Care Medicine/American College of Chest Physicians/Association of Organ Procurement Organizations Consensus Statement. Crit Care Med (2015) 2.42
The biochemical effects of restricting chloride-rich fluids in intensive care. Crit Care Med (2011) 2.39
Timing of renal replacement therapy and clinical outcomes in critically ill patients with severe acute kidney injury. J Crit Care (2008) 2.36
Intensive insulin therapy in postoperative intensive care unit patients: a decision analysis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2005) 2.32
Arterial carbon dioxide tension and outcome in patients admitted to the intensive care unit after cardiac arrest. Resuscitation (2013) 2.32
Comparison of point-of-care versus central laboratory measurement of electrolyte concentrations on calculations of the anion gap and the strong ion difference. Anesthesiology (2003) 2.31
Changes in the incidence and outcome for early acute kidney injury in a cohort of Australian intensive care units. Crit Care (2007) 2.31
An assessment of the accuracy of renal blood flow estimation by Doppler ultrasound. Intensive Care Med (2008) 2.29
An observational study fluid balance and patient outcomes in the Randomized Evaluation of Normal vs. Augmented Level of Replacement Therapy trial. Crit Care Med (2012) 2.27
Urinary biochemistry and microscopy in septic acute renal failure: a systematic review. Am J Kidney Dis (2006) 2.26
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Continuous versus intermittent renal replacement therapy for critically ill patients with acute kidney injury: a meta-analysis. Crit Care Med (2008) 2.25
Fluid balance and acute kidney injury. Nat Rev Nephrol (2009) 2.23
Novel biomarkers early predict the severity of acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery in adults. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 2.19
A pilot study of coupled plasma filtration with adsorption in septic shock. Crit Care Med (2002) 2.19
The pathogenesis of septic acute renal failure. Curr Opin Crit Care (2003) 2.16
Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover pilot study of a potassium channel blocker in patients with septic shock. Crit Care Med (2006) 2.16
Impact of patient monitoring on the diurnal pattern of medical emergency team activation. Crit Care Med (2006) 2.13
Current oxygen management in mechanically ventilated patients: a prospective observational cohort study. J Crit Care (2013) 2.10
Clonidine Restores Pressor Responsiveness to Phenylephrine and Angiotensin II in Ovine Sepsis. Crit Care Med (2015) 2.05
Variability of antibiotic concentrations in critically ill patients receiving continuous renal replacement therapy: a multicentre pharmacokinetic study. Crit Care Med (2012) 2.04
Pathophysiology of septic acute kidney injury: what do we really know? Crit Care Med (2008) 2.02
The interaction of chronic and acute glycemia with mortality in critically ill patients with diabetes. Crit Care Med (2011) 2.01
Pre-dilution vs. post-dilution during continuous veno-venous hemofiltration: impact on filter life and azotemic control. Nephron Clin Pract (2003) 2.01
Bench-to-bedside review: Inotropic drug therapy after adult cardiac surgery -- a systematic literature review. Crit Care (2004) 2.00
Randomized comparison of nasojejunal and nasogastric feeding in critically ill patients. Crit Care Med (2002) 1.99
The relationship between early emergency team calls and serious adverse events. Crit Care Med (2009) 1.98
Unmeasured anions in critically ill patients: can they predict mortality? Crit Care Med (2003) 1.98
Renal blood flow and function during recovery from experimental septic acute kidney injury. Intensive Care Med (2007) 1.94
Very old patients admitted to intensive care in Australia and New Zealand: a multi-centre cohort analysis. Crit Care (2009) 1.94
A systematic review of urinary findings in experimental septic acute renal failure. Crit Care Med (2007) 1.92
Transient azotaemia is associated with a high risk of death in hospitalized patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2010) 1.92
Resuscitation fluid use in critically ill adults: an international cross-sectional study in 391 intensive care units. Crit Care (2010) 1.87
Oliguria as predictive biomarker of acute kidney injury in critically ill patients. Crit Care (2011) 1.86
Ionized calcium concentration and outcome in critical illness. Crit Care Med (2011) 1.83
The impact of early hypoglycemia and blood glucose variability on outcome in critical illness. Crit Care (2009) 1.83
Effectiveness of polymyxin B-immobilized fiber column in sepsis: a systematic review. Crit Care (2007) 1.80
Circadian rhythm of blood glucose values in critically ill patients. Crit Care Med (2007) 1.79
Characteristics and outcomes of patients receiving a medical emergency team review for acute change in conscious state or arrhythmias. Crit Care Med (2008) 1.78
"Identifying the hospitalised patient in crisis"--a consensus conference on the afferent limb of rapid response systems. Resuscitation (2010) 1.78
Relative hyperlactatemia and hospital mortality in critically ill patients: a retrospective multi-centre study. Crit Care (2010) 1.77
The incidence and outcome of septic shock patients in the absence of early-goal directed therapy. Crit Care (2006) 1.77
The Medical Emergency Team System and not-for-resuscitation orders: results from the MERIT study. Resuscitation (2008) 1.76
Pilot study on the effects of high cutoff hemofiltration on the need for norepinephrine in septic patients with acute renal failure. Crit Care Med (2006) 1.74