Effect of an education programme on the utilization of a medical emergency team in a teaching hospital

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 231-236

  Jones, D ^a,b   Bates, S ^a   Warrillow, S ^a   Goldsmith, D ^a   Kattula, A ^a   Way, M ^a   Gutteridge, G ^a   Buckmaster, J ^a   Bellomo, R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Cardiac arrest; Emergency; Medical emergency team; Patient outcome; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING STAFF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 33645335226     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2006.01045.x     Document Type: Review

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