Relationship between the presence of dedicated doctors in rapid response systems and patient outcome: a multicenter retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rapid response systems (RRSs) improve patients' safety, but the role of dedicated doctors within these systems remains controversial. We aimed to evaluate patient survival rates and differences in types of interventions performed depending on the presence of dedicated doctors in the RRS.

Methods

Patients managed by the RRSs of 9 centers in South Korea from January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2017, were included retrospectively. We used propensity score-matched analysis to balance patients according to the presence of dedicated doctors in the RRS. The primary outcome was in-hospital survival. The secondary outcomes were the incidence of interventions performed. A sensitivity analysis was performed with the subgroup of patients diagnosed with sepsis or septic shoc

SUBMITTER: Kim HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8394678 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature