Enhanced end-of-life care associated with deploying a rapid response team: a pilot study.
Vazquez R, Gheorghe C, Grigoriyan A, et al. Enhanced end-of-life care associated with deploying a rapid response team: a pilot study. J Hosp Med. 2009;4(7):449-52. doi:10.1002/jhm.451.
After implementing a rapid response team, a community hospital found significant improvements in the quality of pain management and overall end-of-life care. Prior studies have also demonstrated that rapid response teams may influence decisions about overall goals of care.