Is there a role for patients and their relatives in escalating clinical deterioration in hospital? A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Measures exist to improve early recognition of, and response to, deteriorating patients in hospital. However, deteriorating patients continue to go unrecognized. To address this, interventions have been developed that invite patients and relatives to escalate patient deterioration to a rapid response team (RRT).

Objective

To systematically review articles that describe these interventions and investigate their effectiveness at reducing preventable deterioration.

Search strategy

Following PRISMA guidelines, four electronic databases and two web search engines were searched to identify literature investigating patient and relative led escalation.

Inclusion criteria

Articles investigating the implementation or use of systems involving patients and relat

SUBMITTER: Albutt AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5600219 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature