Rapid response teams improve outcomes Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Rapid response teams improve outcomes Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Commentary
 
• Published March 2016

Rapid response teams improve outcomes—Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.

Intensive Care Med. 2016;42:591-601.

This three-part commentary presents differing views on whether rapid response teams (RRTs) improve patient outcomes and recommends that further research is required to determine ideal RRT staffing, factors that contribute to the need for an RRT, and how rapid response affects the safety of hospitalized patients.

• PubMed citations
• Free full text: Part 1
• Free full text: Part 2
• Free full text: Part 3

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