Implementing an MET-based RRS at Toronto General Hospital

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-59

  Warner, Michael B ^a   Reynolds, Stuart F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MASS COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARD; TRANSPLANTATION;

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; ONTARIO; PATIENT CARE TEAM; SHOCK, HEMORRHAGIC; TRANSPLANTS;

EID: 38549133507     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1553-7250(08)34008-2     Document Type: Article

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