Rapid response system adaptations at 40 US hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ABSTRACT: Background
Management of patients with acute deterioration from novel coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) has posed a particular challenge for rapid response systems (RRSs) due to increased hospital strain and direct risk of infection to RRS team members.Objective
We sought to characterize RRS structure and protocols adaptions during the COVID-19 pandemic.Design setting and participants
Internet-based cross-sectional survey of RRS leaders, physicians, and researchers across the United States.Results
Clinicians from 46 hospitals were surveyed, 40 completed a baseline survey (87%), and 19 also completed a follow-up qualitative survey. Most reported an increase in emergency team resources during the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of sites performing simulation training sessions decreased from 88% before COVID-19 to 53% during the pandemic.Conclusions
Most RRSs reported pandemic-related adjustments, most commonly through increasing resources and implementation of protocol changes. There was a reduction in the number of sites that performed simulation training.
SUBMITTER: Mitchell OJL
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