title: Rapid response systems in The Netherlands.
abstract: Sixty-three (approximately 80%) of the 81 hospitals that responded to a survey sent to all hospitals in The Netherlands with nonpediatric intensive care units had a rapid response system (RRS) in place or were in the final process of starting one. Among many other findings regarding RRS infrastructure and implementation, only 38% of the hospitals allowed nurses to activate the rapid response team without physician consent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and Intensive Care, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. J.Ludikhuize@amc.uva.nl
authors.forename: Jeroen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ludikhuize
authors.forename: Annette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hamming
authors.forename: Evert
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de Jonge
authors.forename: Bernard G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Fikkers
mesh_terms: D016638:Critical Illness; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D057209:Hospital Rapid Response Team / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D009426:Netherlands; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods*