AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Chen J, Bellomo R, Hillman K, Flabouris A, Finfer S; the MERIT Study Investigators for the Simpson Centre and the ANZICS Clinical Trials Group. J Crit Care. 2010;25:359.e1-359.e7.

STUDY

Developing and evaluating a trigger response system.

Cherry K, Martinek J, Esleck S, Ivory A, Logan R, Ward J. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35:331-338.

REVIEW

Rapid-response teams.

Jones DA, DeVita MA, Bellomo R. N Engl J Med. 2011;365:139-146.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Have you M.E.T. the future of better patient safety?

Larson L. Trustee. September 2005;58:6-10.

STUDY

A 5-year analysis of rapid response system activation at an in-hospital haemodialysis unit.

Galhotra S, Devita MA, Dew MA, Simmons RL. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:e38.

STUDY

The relationship between early emergency team calls and serious adverse events.

Chen J, Bellomo R, Flabouris A, Hillman K, Finfer S; MERIT Study Investigators for the Simpson Centre and ANZICS Clinical Trials Group. Crit Care Med. 2009;37:148-153.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Saving lives: hospitals have signed on to a six-part plan to avoid a multitude of unnecessary deaths.

Comarow A. US News & World Report. July 18, 2005;139:74,76,79.

REVIEW

Rapid response teams: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Chan PS, Jain R, Nallmothu BK, Berg RA, Sasson C. Arch Intern Med. 2010;170:18-26.

STUDY

Hospital-wide code rates and mortality before and after implementation of a rapid response team.

Chan PS, Khalid A, Longmore LS, Berg RA, Kosiborod M, Spertus JA. JAMA. 2008;300:2506-2513.

COMMENTARY

Evolution of a rapid response system from voluntary to mandatory activation.

Jones CM, Bleyer AJ, Petree B. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2010;36:266-270.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Beware of basal opioid infusions with PCA therapy.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. March 12, 2009;14:1-3.

STUDY

Family alert: implementing direct family activation of a pediatric rapid response team.

Ray EM, Smith R, Massie S, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35:575-580.

STUDY

The impact of Rapid Response System on delayed emergency team activation patient characteristics and outcomes—a follow-up study.

Calzavacca P, Licari E, Tee A, et al. Resuscitation. 2010;81:31-35.

STUDY

Timing and interventions of emergency teams during the MERIT study.

Flabouris A, Chen J, Hillman K, Bellomo R, Finfer S; The MERIT Study Investigators from the Simpson Centre and the ANZICs Clinical Trials Group. Resuscitation. 2010;81:25-30.

STUDY

Four years' experience with a hospitalist-led medical emergency team: an interrupted time series.

Rothberg MB, Belforti R, Fitzgerald J, Friderici J, Keyes M. J Hosp Med. 2012;7:98-103.

STUDY

The impact of the medical emergency team on the resuscitation practice of critical care nurses.

Santiano N, Young L, Baramy LS, et al; Clinical Analysis Group. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:115-120.

STUDY

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.

COMMENTARY

Back to Basics

Hellman R. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. March 2007.

STUDY

Introduction of the medical emergency team (MET) system: a cluster-randomised controlled trial.

MERIT study investigators. Lancet. 2005;365:2091-2097.

REVIEW

A review of current and emerging approaches to address failure-to-rescue.

Taenzer AH, Pyke JB, McGrath SP. Anesthesiology. 2011;115:421-431.

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