Rethinking rapid response teams.
Litvak
Eugene
E
Institute for Healthcare Optimization, 7 Wells Ave, Newton, MA 02459, USA. elitvak@ihoptimize.org
Pronovost
Peter J
PJ
D016638:Critical Illness; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D057209:Hospital Rapid Response Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010343:Patient Admission; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014218:Triage