Implementation and impact of a rapid response team in a children's hospital

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 418-425

  Zenker, Paul ^a   Schlesinger, Amanda ^b   Hauck, Mary ^c   Spencer, Suzanne ^c   Hellmich, Thomas ^c   Finkelstein, Marsha ^b   Thygeson, Megan V ^c   Billman, Glenn ^c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITALS AND CLINICS OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Center for Care Innovation and Research   (United States)

^c Department of Emergency Medicine ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; STANDARD; TIME; UNITED STATES;

CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEART ARREST; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MEDICAL AUDIT; MINNESOTA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34347372906     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1553-7250(07)33048-1     Document Type: Article

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