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.
MeSH terms
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Critical Illness
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Heart Arrest / epidemiology
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Heart Arrest / prevention & control*
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Hospital Rapid Response Team / organization & administration*
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Hospital Rapid Response Team / standards
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Hospital Rapid Response Team / statistics & numerical data
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Humans
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Intensive Care Units / standards
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Intensive Care Units / trends
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Netherlands
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Risk Assessment / standards
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Risk Assessment / trends
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Safety Management / methods*