The impact of implementing a rapid response system: A comparison of cardiopulmonary arrests and mortality among four teaching hospitals in Australia

Resuscitation

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1275-1281

  Chen, Jack ^a   Ou, Lixin ^a   Hillman, Ken ^a   Flabouris, Arthas ^b   Bellomo, Rinaldo ^c   Hollis, Stephanie J ^a   Assareh, Hassan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c Austin Medical Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrests; Hospital mortality; Medical emergency team; Rapid response systems; Rapid response team; Unexpected deaths

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IN HOSPITAL CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; SURVIVOR; TEACHING HOSPITAL; MORTALITY; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVALUATION STUDY; HEART ARREST; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905967470     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2014.06.003     Document Type: Article

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