title: Factors Leading to Rapid Response Team Interventions in Adult Medical-Surgical Patients.
abstract: The effectiveness of a Rapid Response Team Intervention (RRTI) in preventing transfer to a higher level of care and decreasing in-hospital mortality has not been firmly established. This retrospective exploratory study examined differences between medical-surgical patients who had an RRTI and those who did not. Results yielded 5 statistically significant differences (P ≤ .05) between the 2 groups as well as a large variation (range, 0-238 minutes; SD = 87.73 minutes) between time of documentation of RRTI criteria to time in calling an RRTI.
authors.affiliation: Medical-Surgical Services, El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, California (Dr Tarver); and Valley Foundation School of Nursing, San Jose State University, San Jose, California (Dr Stuenkel).
authors.forename: Christine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Tarver
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stuenkel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D057209:Hospital Rapid Response Team / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D000069469:Medical-Surgical Nursing; D063868:Patient Outcome Assessment; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors