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Effectiveness of Implementing Modified Early Warning System and Rapid Response Team for General Ward Inpatients
This retrospective study assessed the effectiveness and impact of implementing a Modified Early Warning System (MEWS) and Rapid Response Team (RRT)...
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In-hospital outcomes among older medical inpatients admitted to aged care wards after activation of a 2-tier rapid response system
BackgroundThe outcomes of rapid response systems (RRS) are poorly established in older people. We examined the outcomes in older inpatients at a...
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Multidisciplinary Approach to Pulmonary Embolism and the Role of the Pulmonary Embolism Response Team
Purpose of ReviewAcute pulmonary embolism (PE) is a leading cause of cardiovascular death and morbidity, and presents a major burden to healthcare...
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Characteristics and outcomes of patients screened by rapid response team who transferred to the intensive care unit
BackgroundThe utilization of a rapid response team (RRT) has influenced the clinical outcomes of patients in the general ward. However, the...
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“Access to healthcare is a human right”: a constructivist study exploring the impact and potential of a hospital-community partnered COVID-19 community response team for Toronto homeless services and congregate living settings
BackgroundIndividuals experiencing homelessness face unique physical and mental health challenges, increased morbidity, and premature mortality....
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Etiology and Timing of Postoperative Rapid Response Team Activations
In this retrospective cohort study we sought to evaluate the association between the etiology and timing of rapid response team (RRT) activations in...
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Acute response to the October 7th hostage release: rapid development and evaluation of the novel ReSPOND protocol implementation within a children’s hospital
BackgroundThe decision to allocate hospitals for the initial reception of hostages abducted on the October 7th Hamas attack introduced an array of...
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Team effectiveness: epidemiologists’ perception of collective performance during emergency response
BackgroundTo describe epidemiologists’ experience of team dynamics and leadership during emergency response, and explore the utility of the Team...
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Implementing a Rapid Response System in a tertiary-care hospital. A cost-effectiveness study
PurposeThe occurrence of adverse events (AE) in hospitalized patients substancially increases the risk of disability or death, having a major...
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Mortality of patients with hospital-onset sepsis in hospitals with all-day and non-all-day rapid response teams: a prospective nationwide multicenter cohort study
BackgroundHospital-onset sepsis is associated with a higher in-hospital mortality rate than community-onset sepsis. Many hospitals have implemented...
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Paediatric family activation rapid response (FARR) in tertiary healthcare organisations: Protocol for an online, multi-lingual, application (app) intervention development study
IntroductionAt least 85% of unplanned admissions to critical care wards for children and young people (CYP) are associated with clinical...
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The Evaluation of a Domestic Abuse Response Team Program in an Emergency Department
PurposeDomestic abuse (e.g., family violence) occurs globally and increases the risk for lifelong adverse health outcomes for all members involved....
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Pre-hospital ECPR in an Australian metropolitan setting: a single-arm feasibility assessment—The CPR, pre-hospital ECPR and early reperfusion (CHEER3) study
IntroductionSurvival from refractory out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) without timely return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) utilising...
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A multidisciplinary pulmonary embolism response team (PERT): first experience from a single center in Germany
BackgroundOver the last few years, the concept of multidisciplinary pulmonary embolism response teams (PERTs) has emerged to encounter the increasing...
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Construct and clinical verification of a nurse-led rapid response systems and activation criteria
BackgroundEffective team leadership and good activation criteria can effectively initiate rapid response system (RRS) to reduce hospital mortality...
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Reduced mortality associated with pulmonary embolism response team consultation for intermediate and high-risk pulmonary embolism: a retrospective cohort study
BackgroundThe management of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) has become increasingly complex with the expansion of advanced therapeutic options,...
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Team debriefing in the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study of a hospital-wide clinical event debriefing program and a novel qualitative model to analyze debriefing content
BackgroundHealthcare workers faced unique challenges during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic which necessitated rapid adaptation. Clinical...
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A Quality Improvement Project to Reduce Rapid Response System Inequities for Patients with Limited English Proficiency at a Quaternary Academic Medical Center
BackgroundRecognition of clinically deteriorating hospitalized patients with activation of rapid response (RR) systems can prevent patient harm....
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Characterizing intubation practices in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: a survey of the Canadian COVID-19 Emergency Department Rapid Response Network (CCEDRRN) sites
ObjectiveThe risk of occupational exposure during endotracheal intubation has required the global Emergency Medicine (EM), Anesthesia, and Critical...
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The Alternative Pre-hospital Pathway team: reducing conveyances to the emergency department through patient centered Community Emergency Medicine
BackgroundInternationally increasing demand for emergency care is driving innovation within emergency services. The Alternative Pre-Hospital Pathway...
