Rapid response teams: qualitative analysis of their effectiveness.

Linda Searle Leach; Ann M. Mayo

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Rapid response teams: qualitative analysis of their effectiveness.

June 19, 2013

Leach LS, Mayo AM. Am J Crit Care. 2013;22(3):198-210.

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Rather than looking at rapid response team outcomes, which have been widely studied, this article examined their effect on teamwork.

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