Medical emergency team: a review of the literature.

Julie Barbetti; Geraldine Lee

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Medical emergency team: a review of the literature.

March 19, 2008

Barbetti J, Lee G. Nurs Crit Care. 2008;13(2):80-85.

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This review examines the literature on medical emergency teams and recommends pursuing rapid response initiatives for critically ill patients despite the lack of consensus or large, multicenter trials regarding these interventions.

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