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Published in: Critical Care 3/2008

01-06-2008 | Commentary

Introduction of medical emergency teams in Australia and New Zealand: a multicentre study

Authors: Kaye England, Julian F Bion

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 3/2008

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Abstract

The philosophy behind medical emergency teams (METs) or rapid response teams leaving the intensive care unit (ICU) to evaluate and treat patients who are at risk on the wards and to prevent or rationalise admission to the ICU is by now well established in many health care systems. In a previous issue of Critical Care, Jones and colleagues report their analysis of the impact on outcomes of METs in hospitals in Australasia and link this to reports appearing in the world literature.
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Metadata
Title
Introduction of medical emergency teams in Australia and New Zealand: a multicentre study
Authors
Kaye England
Julian F Bion
Publication date
01-06-2008
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 3/2008
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc6902

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