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  • Patient Safety
  • Clinical Workflow Optimization

Background:

  • Rapid response systems (RRS) are evolving from single-tier to multitiered escalation models.
  • The impact of multitiered RRS on patient outcomes and workload remains unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the workload implications of a multitiered RRS.
  • To assess the impact of trigger modification on escalation workload.

Main Methods:

  • Post hoc analysis of a matched case-control dataset from an adult tertiary referral hospital.
  • Evaluation of nurse, multidisciplinary (MDT), and rapid response team (RRT) triggers and reviews.
  • Analysis of trigger modifications across three escalation tiers.

Main Results:

  • Lower-tier triggers (nurse-initiated) were more prevalent than higher-tier triggers (MDT, RRT).
  • Modifications were common across all tiers, reducing the overall number of reviews.
  • Approximately 28-30% of triggers were modified, significantly mitigating escalation workload.

Conclusions:

  • Trigger modifications are a key factor in managing workload within multitiered RRS.
  • Multitiered systems, with effective modification strategies, can optimize resource allocation.
  • Further research is needed to confirm the patient outcome benefits of these systems.