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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
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Incidence of cardiac arrests and unexpected deaths in surgical patients before and after implementation of a rapid response system [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: Rapid response systems (RRSs) are considered an important tool for improving patient safety. We studied the effect of an RRS on the incidence of cardiac arrests and unexpected deaths.METHODS: Retrospective before- after study in a university ...
Schoonhoven, Lisette, Van der Hoeven, J.G., Fikkers, B.G., Simmes, F., Mintjes, J.A., Lisette Schoonhoven, Johannes G van der Hoeven, Bernard G Fikkers, Joke Mintjes, Friede M Simmes   +9 more
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Bury the ‘Irish Giant’: a rapid response to some positive rapid responses [PDF]

, 2012
Doyal, Len and Thomas L Muinzer, ‘Bury the “Irish Giant”: a rapid response to some positive rapid responses’ 1 February 2012, http://www.bmj.com/rapid-response/2012/02/01/re-should-skeleton-%E2%80%9C-irish-giant%E2%80%9D-be-buried-seaPeer ...
Doyal, Len, Muinzer, Thomas
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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, Edouard Nkunzimana, Merawi Aragaw Tegegne, Radjabu Bigirimana   +6 more
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Satisfaction survey on the critical care response team services in a teaching hospital [PDF]

, 2011
Saad Al Qahtani1,21Intensive Care Department, Critical Care Response Team, King Abdulaziz Medical City (KAMC), National Guard Health Affairs, 2King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, College of Medicine, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi ...
Saad Al Qahtani
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Evidence‐Informed Multidisciplinary Consensus Guidance for the Psychosocial Care of Adolescents With High‐Risk Cancer: Recommendations From the Italian Association of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Adolescents with high‐risk cancer face complex developmental, psychosocial, and ethical challenges that extend beyond disease‐directed treatment. Although international recommendations exist for communication, psychosocial care, pediatric palliative care, survivorship, and shared decision‐making, these have largely evolved within ...
Johanna M. C. Blom, Dorella Scarponi, Giulia Zucchetti, Teresa Perillo, Maria Montanaro, Elisa Marconi, Chiara Rutigliano, Paolo Colavero, Paola Quarello, Marina Bertolotti, Monica Cellini, Carlo Clerici, Maurizio Mascarin, Francesca Bomben, Andrea Ferrari, the expert workgroup   +15 more
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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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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

“ Build back the confidence”: qualitative exploration of community experiences with polio vaccination in the Covid-19 context in Cameroon and Ethiopia

BMC Public Health
Background In 2020, as the Global Polio Eradication Initiative worked to address outbreaks of vaccine-derived poliovirus Type 2, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, the Covid-19 pandemic suspended routine immunization campaigns worldwide.
Lara Lorenzetti, Chaudhary Mohd Parvez Alam, Emily Namey, Claude Monj, Ademe Tsegaye, Nasir Ateeq, Douglas Mbang Massom, Grace McLain, Soterine Tsanga, Ross Mcintosh   +9 more
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