Rapid response systems: Is it the team or the system that is working?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2218-2219

  DeVita, Michael A ^a   Smith, Gary B ^b  

^a PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Medical emergency team; Randomized clinical trial; Rapid response system

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

CRITICAL CARE; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PATIENT CARE TEAM;

EID: 34548245995     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000281519.77732.60     Document Type: Editorial

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