Open AccessImpact of Rapid Response System Implementation on Critical Deterioration Events in Children
Author(s) -
Christopher P. Bonafide,
A. Russell Localio,
Kathryn E. Roberts,
Vinay Nadkarni,
Christine M. Weirich,
Ron Keren
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
jama pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.004
H-Index - 183
eISSN - 2168-6211
pISSN - 2168-6203
DOI - 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.3266
Subject(s) - medicine , early warning score , rapid response team , emergency medicine , intensive care , incidence (geometry) , intensive care unit , emergency department , mechanical ventilation , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , anesthesia , physics , psychiatry , optics
Rapid response systems aim to identify and rescue deteriorating hospitalized patients. Previous pediatric rapid response system implementation studies have shown variable effectiveness in preventing rare, catastrophic outcomes such as cardiac arrest and death.
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