Rapid Response Teams - How and Who?

Launched by NORDSJAELLANDS HOSPITAL · Aug 10, 2020

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying how different teams respond to emergencies in the hospital. Specifically, it compares two types of Rapid Response Teams (RRT). One team, called the Critical Care Outreach Team (CCOT), includes an ICU nurse and a general ward doctor and nurse. The other, known as the Medical Emergency Team (MET), consists of an ICU doctor and nurse along with a general ward doctor and nurse. The goal is to find out if the CCOT is just as effective as the MET in helping patients who need urgent care.

To participate in this trial, you must be at least 18 years old, currently admitted to a general ward in the hospital, and in need of immediate attention from a Rapid Response Team. However, if you're under 18, admitted to certain specialized areas like the ICU or operating theater, or not admitted when help is needed, you won't be eligible. If you join the study, you’ll be randomly assigned to one of the two teams, and researchers will track how well each team helps patients. This study is important because it could improve how hospitals respond to emergencies and ensure patients get the best care possible.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Admitted to any general ward of the hospital AND
• • Aged ≥ 18 years AND
• • In need of RRT attention
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Age \< 18
• • Admitted to the delivery ward
• • Admitted to any ward in the anesthetic department
• • ICU
• • High Dependency Unit
• • Post Operation Department
• • Operating Theatre
• • Same Day Admissions - Surgery Ward
• • Not admitted at the time of call
• • Evaluation track in Emergency department (prior to being seen by a doctor)
• • Out-Patient departments
• • X-ray department
• • Any patient who cannot be randomized at the time of call