Frequency of and associations with alterations of medical emergency team calling criteria in a teaching hospital emergency department

Medical emergency team (METs), activated by vital sign –based calling criteria respond to deteriorating patients in the hospital setting. Calling criteria may be altered where clinicians feel this is appropriate. Altered calling criteria (ACC) has not previously been evaluated in the emergency department (ED) setting.

Source: Australian Critical Care - September 14, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Simon R. Baylis, Luke R. Fletcher, Alastair J.W. Brown, Tamishta Hensman, Ary Serpa Neto, Daryl A. Jones Tags: Research paper Source Type: research