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Blue code: Is it a real emergency?
Serkan E Eroglu1, Ozge Onur1, Oğuz Urgan1
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Marmara University Pendik Research and Training Hospital, 34890, Istanbul, Turkey.
World Journal of Emergency Medicine
|September 13, 2014
Summary
Misuse of hospital rapid response teams ("blue codes") is common, often triggered by staff concerns rather than actual emergencies. Further research is needed to optimize their effective implementation and reduce inappropriate activations.
Area of Science:
- Medical quality improvement
- Hospital patient safety
Background:
- Rapid response teams (RRTs), or "blue codes," are crucial for preventing in-hospital deaths.
- While RRT education is widespread in Turkey, actual "blue code" activations are infrequent and often misused.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the incidence and reasons behind inappropriate "blue code" activations in a hospital setting.
Main Methods:
- Retrospective analysis of 89 "blue code" activations over five months.
- Physician classification of activations as true or wrong codes based on predefined criteria.
- Data analysis using frequencies and Chi-square tests.
Main Results:
- Staff concern for the patient was the most frequent reason for "blue code" activation (22 cases).
- Other reasons included change in mental status (18) and conversion disorder (18).
- Physicians initiated 76% of the activations.
Conclusions:
- Significant misuse of "blue code" activations was observed.
- More research is required to determine the optimal implementation and effectiveness of RRTs.
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