Qualitative investigation of military surgical resuscitation teams: what are the drivers of success of a rapid response team?

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This qualitative study explores the characteristics of a specialised military medical rapid response team (MRRT), the surgical resuscitation team (SRT). Despite mixed evidence of efficacy, civilian MRRTs are widely employed, with significant variation in structure and function. Recent increased use of these teams to mitigate patient risk in challenging healthcare scenarios, such as global pandemics, mass casualty events and resource-constrained health systems, mandates a reconceptualisation of how civilian MRRTs are created, trained and used. Here, we study the core functions and foundational underpinnings of SRTs and discuss how civilian MRRTs might learn from their military counterparts.

Design

Semistructured interview-based study using Descriptive Qualitative R

SUBMITTER: Eckert MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10973573 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature