Differences in outcomes between ICU attending and senior resident physician led medical emergency team responses.

David S. Morris; William Schweickert; Daniel N. Holena; Robert Handzel; Carrie Sims; Jose L. Pascual; Babak Sarani

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Differences in outcomes between ICU attending and senior resident physician led medical emergency team responses.

September 5, 2012

Morris DS, Schweickert W, Holena DN, et al. Resuscitation. 2012;83(12):1434-7.

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Rapid response events led by senior residents resulted in similar patient outcomes compared with those run by intensive care unit attending physicians, in this retrospective study at a large academic medical center.

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