Rapidly Increasing Rapid Response Team Activation Rates

摘要

Our overall aim in this study was to implement interventions to increase the RRT activation rates. Our secondary aim was then to assess whether the increase in RRT activation rates led to a reduction in non-ICU code blue rates. We found that interventions targeted at knowledge, teamwork, and traditional cultural barriers to RRT activation successfully increased RRT activation rates, which were accompanied by an absolute reduction in non-ICU code blue rates. These results suggest that such interventions can change behavior and break down barriers to activation of the RRT, with an associated decrease in non-ICU code blues. We intend to further study the sensitivity of RRT criteria to at-risk patients; the effect of the RRT on targeted subsets of patients, such as liver failure, stroke, and postoperative or transfer from ICU within 24 hours, and patients with multiple comorbidities; and benefits of the RRT system, such as increased communication, collaboration, and teamwork, and improved safety culture.