Study Rapid response teams: qualitative analysis of their effectiveness. Citation Text: Leach LS, Mayo AM. Rapid response teams: qualitative analysis of their effectiveness. Am J Crit Care. 2013;22(3):198-210. doi:10.4037/ajcc2013990. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL June 19, 2013 Leach LS, Mayo AM. Am J Crit Care. 2013;22(3):198-210. View more articles from the same authors. Rather than looking at rapid response team outcomes, which have been widely studied, this article examined their effect on teamwork. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Leach LS, Mayo AM. Rapid response teams: qualitative analysis of their effectiveness. Am J Crit Care. 2013;22(3):198-210. doi:10.4037/ajcc2013990. 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