Implementation of a rapid response team decreases cardiac arrest outside of the intensive care unit.
Offner PJ, Heit J, Roberts R. Implementation of a rapid response team decreases cardiac arrest outside of the intensive care unit. J Trauma. 2007;62(5):1223-7; discussion 1227-8.
The investigators analyzed data on the use of a rapid response team (RRT) in their hospital and found a 50% reduction in non-ICU cardiac arrests after implementation of the RRT.