Incorporating a real-time automatic alerting system based on electronic medical records could improve rapid response systems: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rapid response systems (RRSs) are essential components of patient safety systems; however, limited evidence exists regarding their effectiveness and optimal structures. We aimed to assess the activation patterns and outcomes of RRS implementation with/without a real-time automatic alerting system (AAS) based on electronic medical records (EMRs).

Methods

We retrospectively analyzed clinical data of patients for whom the RRS was activated in the surgical wards of a tertiary university hospital. We compared the code rate, in-hospital mortality, unplanned intensive care unit (ICU) admission, and other clinical outcomes before and after applying RRS and AAS as follows: pre-RRS (January 2013-July 2015), RRS without AAS (August 2015-November 2016), and RRS with AAS (Dece

SUBMITTER: You SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8643026 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature