Effects of a rapid response system on quality of life: A prospective cohort study in surgical patients before and after implementing a rapid response system

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Simmes, Friede ^a   Schoonhoven, Lisette ^b,c   Mintjes, Joke ^a   Fikkers, Bernard G ^b   van der Hoeven, Johannes G ^b  

^a HAN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EuroQol; General surgery; Hospital rapid response team; Medical emergency team; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMERICAN SOCIETY ANESTHESIOLOGIST PHYSICAL STATUS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQ 5D; EQ VISUAL ANALOGUE SCALE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84876799571     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-11-74     Document Type: Article

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