SBAR improves nurse-physician communication and reduces unexpected death: A pre and post intervention study

Resuscitation

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1192-1196

  De Meester, K ^a,b   Verspuy, M ^b   Monsieurs, K G ^a,b   Van Bogaert, P ^a,b  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Inter professional communication; Rapid response system; SBAR; Serious adverse event; Un expected death; Unplanned intensive care unit admission

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEATH; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION; RISK FACTOR; WARD;

INTER-PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION; RAPID RESPONSE SYSTEM; SBAR; SERIOUS ADVERSE EVENT; UN-EXPECTED DEATH; UNPLANNED INTENSIVE CARE UNIT ADMISSION;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEATH, SUDDEN; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84882882531     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2013.03.016     Document Type: Article

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