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SUBMITTER: Benin AL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3423909 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Benin Andrea L AL Borgstrom Christopher P CP Jenq Grace Y GY Roumanis Sarah A SA Horwitz Leora I LI
BMJ quality & safety 20120302 5
<h4>Objective</h4>The objective of this study was to qualitatively describe the impact of a Rapid Response Team (RRT) at a 944-bed, university-affiliated hospital.<h4>Methods</h4>We analysed 49 open-ended interviews with administrators, primary team attending physicians, trainees, RRT attending hospitalists, staff nurses, nurses and respiratory technicians.<h4>Results</h4>Themes elicited were categorised into the domains of (1) morale and teamwork, (2) education, (3) workload, (4) patient care, ...[more]