Empowering telemetry technicians and enhancing communication to improve in-hospital cardiac arrest survival.

Cody McCoy; Neil Keshvani; Maryam Warsi; L Steven Brown; Carlos Girod; Eugene S Chu; Anita A Hegde

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Empowering telemetry technicians and enhancing communication to improve in-hospital cardiac arrest survival.

October 4, 2023

McCoy C, Keshvani N, Warsi M, et al. BMJ Open Qual. 2023;12(3):e002220.

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In-hospital cardiac arrests (IHCAs) are complex clinical scenarios requiring effective communication and teamwork. This study assessed the impact of a bundled, multicomponent intervention to empower telemetry technicians and improve communication between telemetry technicians and other clinicians during in-hospital cardiac arrest. After bundle implementation, researchers observed improvements in IHCA survival.

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