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Clinical triggers: an alternative to a rapid response team.

Moldenhauer K, Sabel A, Chu ES, Mehler PS. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35:164-174.

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Defining the incidence of cardiorespiratory instability in patients in step-down units using an electronic integrated monitoring system.

Hravnak M, Edwards L, Clontz A, Valenta C, DeVita MA, Pinsky MR. Arch Intern Med. 2008;168:1300-1308.

COMMENTARY

Confusion about epinephrine dosing leading to iatrogenic overdose: a life-threatening problem with a potential solution.

Kanwar M, Irvin CB, Frank JJ, Weber K, Rosman H. Ann Emerg Med. 2010;55:341-344.

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Rescue me: saving the vulnerable non-ICU patient population.

Bader MK, Neal B, Johnson L, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35:199-205.

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Unplanned transfers to a medical intensive care unit: causes and relationship to preventable errors in care.

Bapoje SR, Gaudiani JL, Narayanan V, Albert RK. J Hosp Med. 2011;6:68-72.

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Rapid response teams and continuous quality improvement.

Dailey MS, Durkin S, Gulczynski B, Kearney M, Loeb B, Pouliot J. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. Nov/Dec 2009;6:28-31.

COMMENTARY

Implementation of a rapid response team: a success story.

Scott SS, Elliott S. Crit Care Nurse. 2009;29:66-75.

STUDY

Effect of hospital follow-up appointment on clinical event outcomes and mortality.

Grafft CA, McDonald FS, Ruud KL, Liesinger JT, Johnson MG, Naessens JM. Arch Intern Med. 2010;170:955-960.

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Enhanced end-of-life care associated with deploying a rapid response team: a pilot study.

Vazquez R, Gheorghe C, Grigoriyan A, Palvinskaya T, Amoateng-Adjepong Y, Manthous CA. J Hosp Med. 2009;4:449-452.

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Understanding how rapid response systems may improve safety for the acutely ill patient: learning from the frontline.

Mackintosh N, Rainey H, Sandall J. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;22:135-144.

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Epidemiology and patient outcome after medical emergency team calls triggered by atrial fibrillation.

Schneider A, Calzavacca P, Jones D, Bellomo R. Resuscitation. 2011;82:410-414.

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A prospective controlled trial of the effect of a multi-faceted intervention on early recognition and intervention in deteriorating hospital patients.

Mitchell IA, McKay H, Van Leuvan C, et al. Resuscitation. 2010;81:658-666.

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The effect of multidisciplinary care teams on intensive care unit mortality.

Kim MM, Barnato AE, Angus DC, Fleisher LF, Kahn JM. Arch Intern Med. 2010;170:369-376.

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The value of adding a verbal report to written handoffs on early readmission following prolonged respiratory failure.

Hess DR, Tokarczyk A, O’Malley M, Gavaghan S, Sullivan J, Schmidt U. Chest. 2010;138:1475-1479.

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Uncovering system errors using a rapid response team: cross-coverage caught in the crossfire.

Kaplan LJ, Maerz LL, Schuster K, et al. J Trauma. 2009;67:173-179.

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Patient safety factors in children dying in a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU): a case notes review study.

Monroe K, Wang D, Vincent C, Woloshynowych M, Neale G, Inwald DP. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:863-868.

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The association between a prolonged stay in the emergency department and adverse events in older patients admitted to hospital: a retrospective cohort study.

Ackroyd-Stolarz S, Read Guernsey J, Mackinnon NJ, Kovacs G. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:564-569.

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Measuring communication in the surgical ICU: better communication equals better care.

Williams M, Hevelone N, Alban RF, et al. J Am Coll Surg. 2010;210:17-22.

COMMENTARY

Experience with family activation of rapid response teams.

Bogert S, Ferrell C, Rutledge DN. Medsurg Nurs. 2010;19:215-222.

STUDY

Safety of using a computerized rounding and sign-out system to reduce resident duty hours.

Van Eaton EG, McDonough K, Lober WB, Johnson EA, Pellegrini CA, Horvath KD. Acad Med. 2010;85:1189-1195.

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