Medical emergency teams and cardiac arrests in hospital
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Long term effect of a medical emergency team on cardiac arrests in a teaching hospital
INTRODUCTION It is unknown whether the reported short-term reduction in cardiac arrests associated with the introduction of the medical emergency team (MET) system can be sustained. METHOD We conducted a prospective, controlled before-and-after examination of the effect of a MET system on the long-term incidence of cardiac arrests. We included consecutive patients admitted during three study ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.324.7347.1215/a