A controlled trial of a rapid response system in an academic medical center

A medical emergency team composed of house staff and existing float-pool nurses was successfully implemented on the general medical floor of an academic medical center without increasing personnel. The intervention had little noticeable impact, although the number of cardiac arrests and deaths were...

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Published inJoint Commission journal on quality and patient safety Vol. 34; no. 7; p. 417
Main Authors Rothschild, Jeffrey M, Woolf, Seth, Finn, Kathleen M, Friedberg, Mark W, Lemay, Cindy, Furbush, Kelly A, Williams, Deborah H, Bates, David W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands 01.07.2008
Subjects
Academic Medical Centers - organization & administration
Adult
Aged
Critical Care
Female
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Internship and Residency
Male
Middle Aged
Organizational Case Studies
Patient Care Team - organization & administration
Patient Transfer
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Summary:A medical emergency team composed of house staff and existing float-pool nurses was successfully implemented on the general medical floor of an academic medical center without increasing personnel. The intervention had little noticeable impact, although the number of cardiac arrests and deaths were low both before and after the intervention.
ISSN:1553-7250
DOI:10.1016/S1553-7250(08)34052-5