Rapid response: A quality improvement conundrum

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 255-257

  Prado, Renata ^a   Albert, Richard K ^a,b   Mehler, Philip S ^a,b   Chu, Eugene S ^a,b  

^a DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Patient safety; Quality improvement; Rapid response

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; HEPARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR MANIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MENTAL DISEASE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY ALKALOSIS; SHORT QT SYNDROME; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ANTICOAGULANTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEPARIN; HUMANS; HYPERNATREMIA; LITHIUM; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 67649479613     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.430     Document Type: Article

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