Table 1 Alternative Choices for Numeric Thresholds (used with permission)

Bradycardia

Tachycardia

Hypotension

Hypertension

Bradypnea

Tachypnea

SPO2

Calzavacca (2008)

<40

>120

<90

<8

>25

<90

Genardi (2008)

<40

>130

<90

<8

>24

Hravnak (2008)

<40

>140

<80

>200

<8

>36

<85*5 min

Brilli (2007)

<8

<90 (Suppl. O2)

Dacey (2007)

<50*15 min.

>130*15 min

<8

>30

Halvorsen (2007)

<40

>120

<90

<8

>30

<88 (Suppl. O2)

McFarlan (2007)

<51

>120

<91

<8

>24

<90 (RA) or

<92 (Suppl. O2)

Offner (2007)

<40

>120

<90

<8

>24

Sebat (2007)

<90

>19

Garretson (2006)

<40

>130

<90

<8

>30

<90 (Suppl. O2)

Jones (2005)

<40

>130

<90

<8

>30

<90 (Suppl. O2)

Hillman (2005)

<40

>140

<90

<5

>36

Tibballs (2005)

Age Index

<90 (Suppl. O2) or

<60 (Cyanotic HD)

Bellomo (2004)

<40

>130

<90

<8

>30

<90 (Suppl. O2)

DeVita (2004)

<40

>140

<80

>200

<8

>36

<85*5 min

Bellomo (2003)

<40

>130

<90

<8

>30

<90 (Suppl. O2)

Buist (2002)

>130

<90

<6

>30

<90 (Suppl. O2)

Hodgetts (2002)

Weighted