• Indian pediatrics · Jan 2014

    Implementation of a pediatric rapid response team: experience of the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.

    • V Kukreti, R Gaiteiro, and H Mohseni-Bod.
    • Department of Critical Care, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada. Correspondence to: Dr Hadi Mohseni-Bod, Pediatric Critical Care Unit, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, hadi.mohseni-bod@sickkids.ca.
    • Indian Pediatr. 2014 Jan 1; 51 (1): 11-5.

    AbstractRapid Response Systems have been introduced in the last decade to increase patient safety and decrease the rate of cardiorespiratory arrest on the hospital wards and readmission to the intensive care units. In this article we share our experience at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto on implementation and evolution of a pediatric rapid response team; the process, barriers, and ongoing challenges.

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