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Outcome prediction for patients assessed by the medical emergency team: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2022
Background Medical emergency teams (METs) have been implemented to reduce hospital mortality by the early recognition and treatment of potentially life-threatening conditions.
Anna Adielsson, Christian Danielsson, Pontus Forkman, Thomas Karlsson, Linda Pettersson, Johan Herlitz, Stefan Lundin   +6 more
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Association Between Language Use and ICU Transfer and Serious Adverse Events in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients Who Experience Rapid Response Activation

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
BackgroundHospitalized patients and caregivers who use a language other than English have worse health outcomes, including longer length of stay, more frequent readmissions, and increased rates of in-hospital adverse events.
Jessica E. McDade, Aleksandra E. Olszewski, Aleksandra E. Olszewski, Pingping Qu, Jessica Ramos, Shaquita Bell, Alicia Adiele, Joan Roberts, Tumaini R. Coker   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiology and Clinical Characteristics of Rapid Response Team Activations [PDF]

Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2017
Background To ensure patient safety and improvements in the quality of hospital care, rapid response teams (RRTs) have been implemented in many countries, including Korea.
Sei Won Kim, Hwa Young Lee, Mi Ra Han, Yong Suk Lee, Eun Hyoung Kang, Eun Ju Jang, Keum Sook Jeun, Seok Chan Kim   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

DEveloping a Complex Intervention for DEteriorating Patients using Theoretical Modelling (DECIDE study): study protocol [PDF]

, 2019
AIM: To develop a theory-based complex intervention (targeting nursing staff), to enhance enablers and overcome barriers to enacting expected behaviour when monitoring patients and responding to abnormal vital signs that signal deterioration. DESIGN:
Craig P., Davis R., French S., Johnston M., Lyons P. G., Martins A., McMillan S. S.   +6 more
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Impact of COVID-19 on inpatient clinical emergencies: A single-center experience

Resuscitation Plus, 2021
Aim: Determine changes in rapid response team (RRT) activations and describe institutional adaptations made during a surge in hospitalizations for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Oscar J.L. Mitchell, Stacie Neefe, Jennifer C. Ginestra, Cameron M. Baston, Michael J. Frazer, Steven Gudowski, Jeff Min, Nahreen H. Ahmed, Jose L. Pascual, William D. Schweickert, Brian J. Anderson, George L. Anesi, Scott A. Falk, Michael G.S. Shashaty   +13 more
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How effective are international deployments in strengthening low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to respond to outbreaks in the long term?

BMJ Global Health
Introduction  International public health deployments are frequently used to support outbreak response, but there is limited evidence of their long-term impact on national response systems.
Farhana Haque, Edmund N Newman, Femi Nzegwu, Elizabeth Clery, Neema Kamara, Edouard Nkunzimana, Merawi Aragaw Tegegne, Radjabu Bigirimana   +7 more
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Historical roots of Agile methods: where did “Agile thinking” come from? [PDF]

, 2008
The appearance of Agile methods has been the most noticeable change to software process thinking in the last fifteen years [16], but in fact many of the “Agile ideas” have been around since 70’s or even before.
A. Cockburn, A. Cockburn, A. Cockburn, A. Cockburn, B. Boehm, B. Boehm, B. Boehm, C. Larman, D.D. McCracken, E.W. Dijkstra, G. Booch, G.M. Weinberg, I. Sommerville, J. Highsmith, J. Martin, J. Stapleton, K. Beck, K. Schwaber, P. Coad, R. Turner, S. Ambler, S.R. Palmer, T. Gilb   +22 more
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Safety and efficacy of a propofol and ketamine based procedural sedation protocol in children with cerebral palsy undergoing botulinum toxin A injections. [PDF]

, 2019
Background Pediatric patients with cerebral palsy (CP) often undergo intramuscular botulinum toxin (BoNT‐A) injections. These injections can be painful and may require procedural sedation.
Abu-Sultaneh, Samer, Abulebda, Kamal, Louer, Ryan, Lutfi, Riad, McKinney, Renee C.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Real‐World Pediatric Blinatumomab Administration: Access to Outpatient Care Delivery and Impact of a Hospital‐Dispensed Model

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Blinatumomab has been shown to be highly effective for patients with pediatric B‐ALL and has recently become standard of care therapy. Due to its past use in the clinical trial setting, there is limited information available about real‐world administration.
Katelyn Oranges, Kelly A. Duffy, Sara McDonough, Evelyn Kurpiewski, R. Jennifer Randall, Allison Barz Leahy, Haley M. Newman, Joyce P. Lee, Stephen P. Hunger, Anne F. Reilly, David T. Teachey, Susan R. Rheingold, Daniel J. Zheng   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation of acute encephalitis syndrome with implementation of metagenomic next generation sequencing in Nepal

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background The causative agents of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome remain unknown in 68–75% of the cases. In Nepal, the cases are tested only for Japanese encephalitis, which constitutes only about 15% of the cases. However, there could be several organisms,
Shrestha Rajeev, Katuwal Nishan, Tamrakar Dipesh, Tato Cristina M, Vanaerschot Manu, Ahyong Vida, Gil Juliana, Madhup Surendra Kumar, Gupta Binod, Jha Runa   +9 more
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