Rapid response team calls to patients with a pre-existing not for resuscitation order

Resuscitation

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1035-1039

  Coventry, Charles ^a   Flabouris, Arthas ^a,b   Sundararajan, Krish ^a,b   Cramey, Tracey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Not for resuscitation orders; Rapid response teams

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NOT FOR RESUSCITATION ORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

NOT FOR RESUSCITATION ORDERS; RAPID RESPONSE TEAMS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MEDICAL FUTILITY; MEDICAL RECORDS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ACUITY; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIAGE; VITAL SIGNS;

EID: 84880134309     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2013.01.021     Document Type: Article

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