'Score to Door Time', a benchmarking tool for rapid response systems: A pilot multi-centre service evaluation

Critical Care

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Oglesby, Kieran J ^a   Durham, Lesley ^b   Welch, John ^c   Subbe, Christian P ^d  

^a WESTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH TYNESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d WREXHAM MAELOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DENMARK; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; STANDARD; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BENCHMARKING; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERNATIONALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TRIAGE;

EID: 79960670263     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc10329     Document Type: Article

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