Rapid response systems: Should we still question their implementation?

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 278-281

  Winters, Bradford D ^a,b   Pronovost, Peter J ^a,b,c,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; CULTURAL FACTOR; DETERIORATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY WARD; EQUIPOISE; FACE VALIDITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MORTALITY; NURSING STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; RESUSCITATION; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); VITAL SIGN; WORKLOAD;

HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; HUMANS;

EID: 84877638031     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2050     Document Type: Article

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