Expanding the scope of Critical Care Rapid Response Teams: a feasible approach to identify adverse events. A prospective observational cohort

Conclusions
Reviewing RRT consults identified a high proportion of AEs and preventable AEs. This methodology detected twice as many AEs as the hospital's safety reporting system. RRT clinicians provide a complementary and more sensitive mechanism than traditional safety reporting systems to identify possible AEs in hospitals.

Source: Quality and Safety in Health Care - November 19, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Amaral, A. C. K.-B., McDonald, A., Coburn, N. G., Xiong, W., Shojania, K. G., Fowler, R. A., Chapman, M., Adhikari, N. K. J. Tags: Original research Source Type: research