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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"medical emergency team"”.
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Conceptualisation, development and implementation of the Medical Emergency Team (MET) as a system of management to improve outcomes for seriously ill patients
This thesis covers research around the Medical Emergency Team (MET) system, describing its development, evaluation and other related research that evolved as a result of the MET concept. The basic problem that prompted development of the MET system was related to the inadequate care given to the …
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In-hospital patient safety - prevention of deterioration and unexpected death by systematic and interprofessional use of early warning scoring
… not yet been generally rooted among nursing and medical in-hospital staff, contributing to misinterpretation of individual vital signs and inadequate bedside action being taken. Accordingly, this knowledge of the predictable value of deviations in bedside vital parameters has not until recently …
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A realistic evaluation of early warning systems and acute care training for early recognition and management of deteriorating ward-based patients
… following the implementation of a Rapid Response Team. The aim of this study was to evaluate factors that enabled and constrained the implementation and service delivery of Early Warnings Systems (EWS) and acute care training in practice in order to provide direction for enabling their success and …
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Patient Outcomes Associated With Delayed Rapid Response System Activation: A Retrospective Comparative Study
<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The purpose of the dissertation study was to determine the difference in survival and length of stay (LOS) between patients who experienced a delay in Rapid Response System (RRS) activation and those patients who had no delay.</p> <p><strong>Rationale: </strong>There is …