Abstract:Background: Early detection and intervention of disease deterioration are the keys to reducing the incidence of preventable intensive care unit cardiac arrest (ICU-CA). We aimed to investigate the ICU-CA predictive factors, including vital signs and laboratory indicators, and to analyze the performance of trends value of those factors on predicting ICU-CA. Methods: We conducted a matched case-control study at Qilu Hospital of Shandong University. Data on adult patients in ICU who suffered a cardiac arrest (CA… Show more
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