Background Despite widespread adoption of rapid response systems and the use of various
early warning scoring systems, the detection of patient deterioration remains suboptimal …

Background Meta-analyses show that hospital rapid response systems (RRS) are
associated with reduced rates of cardiorespiratory arrest and mortality. However, many RRS …

Background Despite the widespread implementation of medical emergency teams (METs) in
hospitals to provide immediate interventions to deteriorating ward patients, little is known …

Background Accurate situation awareness has been identified as a critical component of
effective deteriorating patient response systems and an essential patient safety skill for …

Purpose To synthesize factors influencing the activation of the rapid response system (RRS)
and reasons for suboptimal RRS activation by ward nurses and junior physicians. Data …

Aims To identify factors that influence recognition and response to adult patient deterioration
in acute hospitals. Design A mixed‐studies systematic review. Data Sources CINAHL …

Background Patient safety is threatened when early signs of clinical deterioration are missed
or not acted upon. This research began as a clinical–academic partnership established …

Objective The aim of this review was to explore use of the pre-Medical Emergency Team
(pre-MET) tier of Rapid Response Systems to recognise and respond to adult ward patients …

Aims and objectives To determine consensus across acute care specialty areas on core
physical assessment skills necessary for early recognition of changes in patient status in …

Objectives This prospective descriptive study aimed to test the validity and feasibility of the
Team Emergency Assessment Measure (TEAM™) for assessing real‐world medical …