Implementation of a rapid response team decreases cardiac arrest outside of the intensive care unit.

Patrick J. Offner; Joseph Heit; Robin Roberts

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Implementation of a rapid response team decreases cardiac arrest outside of the intensive care unit.

September 1, 2011

Offner PJ, Heit J, Roberts R. J Trauma. 2007;62(5):1223-7; discussion 1227-8.

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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.

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