Early warning systems and rapid response systems for the prevention of patient deterioration on acute adult hospital wards.

Jennifer McGaughey; Dean A Fergusson; Peter Van Bogaert; Louise Rose

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Early warning systems and rapid response systems for the prevention of patient deterioration on acute adult hospital wards.

December 22, 2021

McGaughey J, Fergusson DA, Van Bogaert P, et al. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021;11(11):CD005529.

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Rapid response systems (RRS) and early warning systems (EWS) are designed to detect patient deterioration and prevent cardiac arrest, transfer to the intensive care unit, or death. This review updates the authors’ review published in 2007. Eleven studies representing patients in 282 hospitals were reviewed to determine the effect of RRS or EWS on patient outcomes.

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