Resuscitation
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Multicenter Study
Changes in end of life care 5 years after the introduction of a rapid response team: A multicentre retrospective study.
Rapid response teams (RRTs) are intended to stabilize deteriorating patients on the ward, but recent studies suggest that RRTs may also improve end-of-life care (EOLC). We sought to study the effect of introducing an RRT on EOLC at our institutions, and compare the EOLC care received by patients who were consulted by the RRT with that of patients who were not consulted by the RRT. ⋯ The introduction of an RRT was not associated with significant improvements in EOLC at our institutions. However, almost 1/3 of dying patients were consulted by the RRT, suggesting that the RRT could play a role in facilitating improved EOLC for some inpatients.
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Neonatal intubation performance: Room for improvement in tertiary neonatal intensive care units.
To describe neonatal tracheal intubation (TI) performance across five neonatal intensive care units. ⋯ Overall TI procedure success rates were poor. Providers with advanced training were more likely to be successful. Patient factors were not associated with TI success.