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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Patient Safety
  • Clinical Systems Improvement

Background:

  • Hospitals are mandated to implement rapid response systems, but optimal resource allocation remains unclear.
  • The effectiveness of different rapid response system models requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate a rapid response system model utilizing a patient's usual care providers instead of a dedicated critical-care team.
  • To determine if this primary-team-based approach improves patient outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • An interrupted time-series analysis was conducted over 59 months at an urban academic hospital.
  • Data included 171,341 adult admissions, comparing periods before and after intervention.
  • The intervention involved monitoring for vital sign abnormalities or nursing concern, triggering a response from the patient's existing care team.

Main Results:

  • The intervention period showed an 80% reduction in the odds of unexpected death after adjustment (p < .0001).
  • Unadjusted risk of unexpected mortality decreased by 72% (p < .0001).
  • No significant change was observed in overall in-hospital mortality rates (p = .09).

Conclusions:

  • A primary-team-based rapid response system is associated with reduced unexpected patient mortality.
  • This model, relying on existing care providers, may offer a cost-effective alternative to intensive care unit-based rapid response teams.
  • This approach is particularly relevant for healthcare systems facing limited intensivist availability.