The epidemiology of adult Rapid Response Team patients in Australia

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 213-219

  Jones, D ^a,b,c,d  

^a AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Implementation; Medical Emergency Team; Rapid Response Team

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG EDEMA; MORTALITY; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; REVIEW; SEIZURE; TERMINAL CARE; THEORETICAL MODEL; ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY PATIENT; SEPSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; IMPLEMENTATION; STATISTICS;

EPIDEMIOLOGY; IMPLEMENTATION; MEDICAL EMERGENCY TEAM; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CRITICAL CARE; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; HUMANS;

EID: 84899493710     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: 14480271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1404200208     Document Type: Review

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