Rapid response teams: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 18-26

  Chan, Paul S ^a   Jain, Renuka ^b   Nallmothu, Brahmajee K ^b,c   Berg, Robert A ^d   Sasson, Comilla ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Ann Arbor Veteran Affairs Medical System   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CRITICAL CARE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; HUMANS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 74549180463     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.424     Document Type: Review

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