A review of rapid response team activation parameters in New Zealand hospitals

Resuscitation

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1040-1044

  Psirides, Alex ^a   Hill, Jennifer ^b   Hurford, Sally ^a  

^a WELLINGTON HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care   (Australia)

Author keywords

Deteriorating patient; Early warning score; Observation charts; Rapid response team

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL; DETERIORATION; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; NEW ZEALAND; OLIGURIA; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; POLYURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TACHYCARDIA; VITAL SIGN;

DETERIORATING PATIENT; EARLY WARNING SCORE; OBSERVATION CHARTS; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM;

ADULT; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ACUITY; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; VITAL SIGNS;

EID: 84880135188     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2013.01.022     Document Type: Article

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