A review of current and emerging approaches to address failure-to-rescue.
Taenzer AH, Pyke JB, McGrath SP. A review of current and emerging approaches to address failure-to-rescue. Anesthesiology. 2011;115(2):421-31. doi:10.1097/ALN.0b013e318219d633.
Describing failure to rescue as a key area for improvement in patient safety, this piece reviews efforts to reduce its incidence, including rapid response teams and early warning scoring systems.