Objective To compare hospital-wide code rates and mortality before and after the implementation of a rapid response team (RRT). Study design A prospective cohort design with historical controls. Place of study This study was conducted at Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, from January 21, 2016, to January 20, 2017. Materials and methods The triggers for the rapid response team (RRT) were ...

Rapid Response Systems have been introduced in the last decade to increase patient safety and decrease the rate of cardiorespiratory arrest on the hospital wards and readmission to the intensive care units. In this article we share our experience at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto on implementation and evolution of a pediatric rapid response team; the process, barriers, and ongoing ch...

BACKGROUND Previous studies have reported that the quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is closely associated with patient outcomes. The aim of this study was to compare patient CPR outcomes across resident, emergency medicine, and rapid response teams. METHODS The records of patients who underwent CPR at the Seoul National University Bundang Hospital from January 1, 2013 to Decembe...

BACKGROUND Many academic pediatric hospital medicine (PHM) divisions have recently increased in-house supervision of residents, often providing 24/7 in-house attending coverage. Contrary to this trend, we removed mandated PHM attending input during the admission process. We present an evaluation of this process change. METHODS This cohort study compared outcomes between patients admitted to t...