Use of medical emergency team responses to reduce hospital cardiopulmonary arrests
DeVita MA, Braithwaite RS, Mahidhara R, Stuart S, Foraida M, Simmons RL. Use of medical emergency team responses to reduce hospital cardiopulmonary arrests. Quality and Safety in Health Care. 2004;13(4):251-254.
Increased use of medical emergency team may be associated with fewer cardiopulmonary arrests; a retrospective analysis over 6.8 years showed a 17 percent decrease in the incidence of cardiopulmonary arrests from 6.5 to 5.4 per 1000 admissions.
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