Rapid response systems: a systematic review and meta-analysis

R Maharaj, I Raffaele, J Wendon - Critical Care, 2015 - Springer
Introduction Although rapid response system teams have been widely adopted by many
health systems, their effectiveness in reducing hospital mortality is uncertain. We conducted …

Rapid-response teams

DA Jones, MA DeVita, R Bellomo - New England Journal of …, 2011 - Mass Medical Soc
Rapid-response teams aim to care for inpatients in whom acute respiratory, neurologic, or
cardiac insufficiency is developing. This review describes the prevalence and …

A systematic review to identify the factors that affect failure to rescue and escalation of care in surgery

MJ Johnston, S Arora, D King, G Bouras… - Surgery, 2015 - Elsevier
Background The relationship between the ability to recognize and respond to patient
deterioration (escalate care) and its role in preventing failure to rescue (FTR; mortality after a …

“Identifying the hospitalised patient in crisis”—a consensus conference on the afferent limb of rapid response systems

MA DeVita, GB Smith, SK Adam, I Adams-Pizarro… - Resuscitation, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Most reports of Rapid Response Systems (RRS) focus on the efferent,
response component of the system, although evidence suggests that improved vital sign …

Defining clinical deterioration

D Jones, I Mitchell, K Hillman, D Story - Resuscitation, 2013 - Elsevier
Objectives To review literature reporting adverse events and physiological instability in order
to develop frameworks that describe and define clinical deterioration in hospitalised …

Delayed medical emergency team calls and associated outcomes

MM Boniatti, N Azzolini, MV Viana… - Critical care …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To determine whether there was an association between delayed medical
emergency team calls and mortality after a medical emergency team review. Design: This …

A controlled trial of electronic automated advisory vital signs monitoring in general hospital wards

R Bellomo, M Ackerman, M Bailey, R Beale… - Critical care …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Deteriorating ward patients are at increased risk. Electronic automated advisory
vital signs monitors may help identify such patients and improve their outcomes. Setting: A …

Reduction in hospital-wide mortality after implementation of a rapid response team: a long-term cohort study

JR Beitler, N Link, DB Bails, K Hurdle, DH Chong - Critical Care, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Introduction Rapid response teams (RRTs) have been shown to reduce
cardiopulmonary arrests outside the intensive care unit (ICU). Yet the utility of RRTs remains …

The impact of rapid response system on delayed emergency team activation patient characteristics and outcomes—a follow-up study

P Calzavacca, E Licari, A Tee, M Egi, A Downey… - Resuscitation, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of Rapid Response System (RRS) maturation on
delayed Medical Emergency Team (MET) activation and patient characteristics and …

Quality metrics for the evaluation of Rapid Response Systems: Proceedings from the third international consensus conference on Rapid Response Systems

CP Subbe, J Bannard-Smith, J Bunch, R Champunot… - Resuscitation, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Clinically significant deterioration of patients admitted to general wards is a
recognized complication of hospital care. Rapid Response Systems (RRS) aim to reduce the …