A fresh look at the MERIT trial: Do rapid response systems improve outcome?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 349-350

  Devita, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Critical care; Patient safety; Rapid response system; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; NOTE; STANDARD; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMANS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 59649117426     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181930ffc     Document Type: Editorial

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