title: Clinical triggers or rapid response teams: does the emperor need "new" clothes?
abstract: Essential to any rapid response system is certainty regarding its ability to provide an immediate and appropriate response to calls for help.
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA. sirioca@ccm.upmc.edu
authors.forename: Carl A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Sirio