Introduction of a rapid response system at a United States Veterans Affairs hospital reduced cardiac arrests

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 679-686

  Lighthall, Geoffrey K ^a,b   Parast, Layla M ^c   Rapoport, Lisa ^a   Wagner, Todd H ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GOVERNMENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RESUSCITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ADJUSTMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS;

EID: 77956401298     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181e9c3f3     Document Type: Article

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