The effect of a rapid response system on patient outcomes in Belgian acute hospitals : redefining outcomes, investigating clinical impact, calculating predictive performance, and estimating optimal nurse staffing levels

Abstract: Deterioration of hospitalised patients is often missed, misinterpreted, and mismanaged and can eventually result in death. Rapid response systems (RRSs) provide a framework to detect and interpret in-hospital clinical deterioration, to enhance communication between clinicians, and to initiate a response in a timely manner. The main goal of RRSs is to prevent progressing patient deterioration and subsequently to reduce preventable serious adverse events improving the quality of care. A considerable body of research exists studying different aspects and types of RRSs. However, the qual... Mehr ...