Hospital pediatrics
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Hospital pediatrics · Feb 2017
Improving Pediatric Rapid Response Team Performance Through Crew Resource Management Training of Team Leaders.
Rapid response teams (RRTs) improve the detection of and response to deteriorating patients. Professional hierarchies and the multidisciplinary nature of RRTs hinder team performance. This study assessed whether an intervention involving crew resource management training of team leaders could improve team performance. ⋯ Targeted crew resource management training of the team leader resulted in improved team performance and dynamics for patients requiring transfer to the ICU. The intervention demonstrated that training the team leader improved behavior in RRT members who were not trained.