Impact of a Local Low-Cost Ward-Based Response System in a Canadian Tertiary Care Hospital

Background. Medical emergency teams (METs) or rapid response teams (RRTs) facilitate early intervention for clinically deteriorating hospitalized patients. In healthcare systems where financial resources and intensivist availability are limited, the establishment of such teams can prove challenging....

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Main Authors: Andrea Blotsky, Louay Mardini, Dev Jayaraman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Critical Care Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1518760