Impact of proactive rounding by a rapid response team on patient outcomes at an academic medical center

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 7-12

  Butcher, Brad W ^a   Vittinghoff, Eric ^a   Maselli, Judith ^a   Auerbach, Andrew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING ROUND;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAN FRANCISCO;

EID: 84871965658     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.1977     Document Type: Article

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