Textbook of Rapid Response Systems: Concept and Implementation

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Michael A. DeVita, Ken Hillman, Rinaldo Bellomo, Mandy Odell, Daryl A. Jones, Bradford D. Winters, Geoffrey K. Lighthall
Springer, Jul 4, 2017 - Medical - 392 pages
The latest edition of this text is the go-to book on rapid response systems (RRS). Thoroughly updated to incorporate current principles and practice of RRS, the text covers topics such as the logistics of creating an RRS, patient safety, quality of care, evaluating program results, and engaging in systems research.
Edited and written by internationally recognized experts and innovators in the field, Textbook of Rapid Response Systems: Concepts and Implementation, Second Edition is a valuable resource for medical practitioners and hospital administrators who want to implement and improve a rapid response system.

 

Contents

Creating an RRS
137
Monitoring of Efficacy and New Challenges
274
Dying Safely
381

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About the author (2017)

Michael A. DeVita, MD, FCCM, FRCPHarlem Hospital, Departments of Surgery and Internal Medicine, New York, NY, USA
Dr. Ken Hillman, AO, MBBS, FRCA, FCICM, FRCP, MDUniversity of New South Wales, Liverpool Hospital, Intensive Care Unit, Liverpool, NSW, Australia
Rinaldo Bellomo, MDAustin Hospital, Intensive Care Unit, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia

Associate Editors
Dr. Mandy Odell, RN, PG dip, MSc, PhDRoyal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Critical Care, Reading, Berkshire, UK
Dr. Daryl A. Jones Austin Hospital, Intensive Care Unit, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Bradford D. Winters, MD, PhDThe Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Geoffrey K. Lighthall, MD, PhDStanford University School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesia, Pain and Perioperative Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA

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