The impact of rapid response team on outcome of patients transferred from the ward to the ICU: a single-center study.

Craig Karpman; Mark T. Keegan; Jeffrey Jensen; Philippe R. Bauer; Daniel R. Brown; Bekele Afessa

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The impact of rapid response team on outcome of patients transferred from the ward to the ICU: a single-center study.

October 4, 2013

Karpman C, Keegan MT, Jensen J, et al. Crit Care Med. 2013;41(10):2284-91.

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In this study, the introduction of a rapid response team (RRT) led to increased intensive care unit admissions but did not improve severity-adjusted patient outcomes. These findings add to the overall mixed results for RRT effectiveness.

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