@article{5922, author = {Jere A. Hammer and Terry L. Jones and Sharon A. Brown}, title = {Rapid response teams and failure to rescue: one community's experience.}, abstract = {

The rapid response team has been proposed as an effective strategy for reducing failure-to-rescue rates among adult inpatients; however, there is little research evidence to support the recommendation. This exploratory study used survey and administrative data to describe rapid response team characteristics and penetration among hospitals in a large metropolitan area while tracking corresponding failure-to-rescue rates among surgical inpatients over 5 years. The findings are promising and invite further investigation.

}, year = {2012}, journal = {J Nurs Care Qual}, volume = {27}, pages = {352-8}, month = {12/2012}, issn = {1550-5065}, doi = {10.1097/NCQ.0b013e31825a8e2f}, language = {eng}, }