Clinical outcomes of patients seen by Rapid Response Teams: A template for benchmarking international teams

Resuscitation

Volumn 107, Issue , 2016, Pages 7-12

  Bannard Smith, Jonathan ^a   Lighthall, Geoffrey K ^b   Subbe, Christian P ^c   Durham, Lesley ^d   Welch, John ^e   Bellomo, Rinaldo ^a   Jones, Daryl A ^a  

^a AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c YSBYTY GWYNEDD   (United Kingdom)

^d NORTH TYNESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute illness; Critical care outreach; Early warning score; Medical emergency teams; Rapid Response Teams

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEADERSHIP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; VITAL SIGN; BENCHMARKING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AUSTRALIA; BENCHMARKING; CRITICAL CARE; DENMARK; FEMALE; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84979872995     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2016.07.001     Document Type: Article

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