Book Chapter
MET: Physician-Led RRSs
Daryl Jones, Rinaldo Bellomo
TEXTBOOK OF RAPID RESPONSE SYSTEMS: CONCEPT AND IMPLEMENTATION | SPRINGER | Published : 2011
Abstract
Patients admitted to modern hospitals are complex and have increasing co-morbidity.1 Several studies from multiple countries around the world reveal that patients suffer serious adverse events (SAEs) that prolong length of hospital stay, and may result in permanent disability and death.