Timing and teamwork-An observational pilot study of patients referred to a Rapid Response Team with the aim of identifying factors amenable to re-design of a Rapid Response System

Resuscitation

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 782-787

  Peebles, Emma ^a   Subbe, Christian P ^a   Hughes, Paul ^a   Gemmell, Les ^a  

^a WREXHAM MAELOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical care; Hospital Rapid Response Team; Human factors engineering

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL STAFF; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; STAFF TRAINING; TEAMWORK; THERAPY DELAY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; CRITICAL CARE; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84860466145     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2011.12.019     Document Type: Article

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