Successful Implementation of a Rapid Response System in the Department of Internal Medicine
Background: A rapid response system (RRS) aims to prevent unexpected patient death due to clinical errors and is becoming an essential part of intensive care. We examined the activity and outcomes of RRS for patients admitted to our institution’s department of internal medicine. Methods: We retrospe...
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| author | Yeon Joo Lee Jin Joo Park Yeonyee E Yoon Jin Won Kim Jong Sun Park Taeyun Kim Jae Hyuk Lee Jung Won Suh You Hwan Jo Sangheon Park Kyuseok Kim Young Jae Cho |
| author_facet | Yeon Joo Lee Jin Joo Park Yeonyee E Yoon Jin Won Kim Jong Sun Park Taeyun Kim Jae Hyuk Lee Jung Won Suh You Hwan Jo Sangheon Park Kyuseok Kim Young Jae Cho |
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| description | Background: A rapid response system (RRS) aims to prevent unexpected patient death due to clinical errors and is becoming an essential part of intensive care. We examined the activity and outcomes of RRS for patients admitted to our institution’s department of internal medicine.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed patients detected by the RRS and admitted to the medical intensive care unit (MICU) from October 2012 through August 2013. We studied the overall activity of the RRS and compared patient outcomes between those admitted via the RRS and those admitted conventionally.
Results: A total of 4,849 alert lists were generated from 2,505 medical service patients. The RRS was activated in 58 patients: A (Admit to ICU), B (Borderline intervention), C (Consultation), and D (Do not resuscitate) in 26 (44.8%), 21 (36.2%), 4 (6.9%), and 7 (12.1%) patients, respectively. Low oxygen saturation was the most common criterion for RRS activation. MICU admission via the RRS resulted in a shorter ICU stay than that via conventional admission (6.2 vs. 9.9 days, p = 0.018).
Conclusions: An RRS can be successfully implemented in medical services. ICU admission via the RRS resulted in a shorter ICU stay than that via conventional admission. Further study is required to determine long-term outcomes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fbbdaad7bc4a4da28c3259cab0ae97722022-12-22T03:10:56ZengKorean Society of Critical Care MedicineKorean Journal of Critical Care Medicine2383-48702014-05-01292778210.4266/kjccm.2014.29.2.77149Successful Implementation of a Rapid Response System in the Department of Internal MedicineYeon Joo LeeJin Joo ParkYeonyee E YoonJin Won KimJong Sun ParkTaeyun KimJae Hyuk LeeJung Won SuhYou Hwan JoSangheon ParkKyuseok KimYoung Jae ChoBackground: A rapid response system (RRS) aims to prevent unexpected patient death due to clinical errors and is becoming an essential part of intensive care. We examined the activity and outcomes of RRS for patients admitted to our institution’s department of internal medicine. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed patients detected by the RRS and admitted to the medical intensive care unit (MICU) from October 2012 through August 2013. We studied the overall activity of the RRS and compared patient outcomes between those admitted via the RRS and those admitted conventionally. Results: A total of 4,849 alert lists were generated from 2,505 medical service patients. The RRS was activated in 58 patients: A (Admit to ICU), B (Borderline intervention), C (Consultation), and D (Do not resuscitate) in 26 (44.8%), 21 (36.2%), 4 (6.9%), and 7 (12.1%) patients, respectively. Low oxygen saturation was the most common criterion for RRS activation. MICU admission via the RRS resulted in a shorter ICU stay than that via conventional admission (6.2 vs. 9.9 days, p = 0.018). Conclusions: An RRS can be successfully implemented in medical services. ICU admission via the RRS resulted in a shorter ICU stay than that via conventional admission. Further study is required to determine long-term outcomes.http://www.kjccm.org/upload/pdf/kjccm-2014-29-2-77.pdfintensive care unit internal medicine rapid response team |
| spellingShingle | Yeon Joo Lee Jin Joo Park Yeonyee E Yoon Jin Won Kim Jong Sun Park Taeyun Kim Jae Hyuk Lee Jung Won Suh You Hwan Jo Sangheon Park Kyuseok Kim Young Jae Cho Successful Implementation of a Rapid Response System in the Department of Internal Medicine Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine intensive care unit internal medicine rapid response team |
| title | Successful Implementation of a Rapid Response System in the Department of Internal Medicine |
| title_full | Successful Implementation of a Rapid Response System in the Department of Internal Medicine |
| title_fullStr | Successful Implementation of a Rapid Response System in the Department of Internal Medicine |
| title_full_unstemmed | Successful Implementation of a Rapid Response System in the Department of Internal Medicine |
| title_short | Successful Implementation of a Rapid Response System in the Department of Internal Medicine |
| title_sort | successful implementation of a rapid response system in the department of internal medicine |
| topic | intensive care unit internal medicine rapid response team |
| url | http://www.kjccm.org/upload/pdf/kjccm-2014-29-2-77.pdf |
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