The impact of Rapid Response System on delayed emergency team activation patient characteristics and outcomes-A follow-up study

Resuscitation

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-35

  Calzavacca, Paolo ^a   Licari, Elisa ^a   Tee, Augustine ^a   Egi, Moritoki ^a   Downey, Andrew ^a   Quach, Jon ^a   Haase Fielitz, Anja ^a,b   Haase, Michael ^a,b   Bellomo, Rinaldo ^a  

^a AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Critical illness; Delayed intervention; Hospital; Medical Emergency Team; Mortality; Not For Resuscitation orders; Outcome; Rapid Response System; Vital signs

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID RESPONSE SYSTEM; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL PATIENT; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 72049088516     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2009.09.026     Document Type: Article

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