Rapid response systems: a prospective study of response times.

Barbara-Ann Adelstein; Michael A. Piza; Vineet Nayyar; Yugan Mudaliar; Peter L. Klineberg; George Rubin

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Rapid response systems: a prospective study of response times.

August 17, 2011

Adelstein B-A, Piza MA, Nayyar V, et al. J Crit Care. 2011;26(6):635.e11-8.

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Introduction of a rapid response system did not reduce the time between the onset of clinical deterioration and the institution of therapeutic measures.

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