title: It's not "do" but "why do" rapid response systems work?*.
authors.affiliation: Critical Care, Harlem Hospital Center; and Columbia University, New York, NY Department of Anesthesiologyand Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: DeVita
authors.forename: Bradford
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Winters
mesh_terms: D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy*; D017052:Hospital Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D057209:Hospital Rapid Response Team / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*