• Crit Care · Jan 2011

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    Rapid response systems: you won't know there is a problem until you measure it.

    • Ken M Hillman.
    • Simpson Centre for Health Services Research, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, The University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia. k.hillman@unsw.edu.au
    • Crit Care. 2011 Jan 1;15(5):1001.

    AbstractThe rapid response system concept is one of the first patient-centered and organizational-wide systems aimed at preventing deaths and serious adverse events. It has been strongly argued that we need a benchmark that reflects the care of a deteriorating patient across the organization using a 'score to door time'; that is, the time from the first vital sign abnormality to admission to the ICU. The study by Oglesby and colleagues highlights serious issues, especially delays, which could adversely impact on patient care, and the study proposes that we concentrate more on measuring patient care from a broad perspective.

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