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Background
The characteristics of mature contemporary rapid response systems are unclear.
Aim
To determine the patient characteristics, processes and outcomes, both in‐hospital and post‐discharge, of a well‐established rapid response system in a tertiary adult hospital.
Methods
This is a prospective study of consecutive rapid response team (RRT) activations between 1 July and 25 November 2015...
Rapid response teams (RRT), alternatively termed medical emergency teams, have become part of the clinical landscape in the majority of adult hospitals throughout Australia and New Zealand. These teams aim to bring critical care expertise to the bedside of clinically deteriorating patients residing in general hospital wards with the aim of preventing adverse outcomes, in particular death or cardiorespiratory...
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