Rapid response teams: Improve patient safety and patient outcomes

AACN Advanced Critical Care

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 126-129

  Smith, Lynn W ^a   Giuliano, Karen K ^b  

^a Critical Care   (United States)

^b PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL ERROR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; SAFETY; STANDARD;

CRITICAL CARE; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77951983843     PISSN: 15597768     EISSN: 15597768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCI.0b013e3181d24676     Document Type: Article

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