Advanced Practice Providers as Leaders of a Rapid Response Team: A Prospective Cohort Study.

In view of the shortage of medical staff, the quality and continuity of care may be improved by employing advanced practice providers (APPs). This study aims to assess the quality of these APPs in critical care. In a large teaching hospital, rapid response team (RRT) interventions led by APPs were assessed by independent observers and intensivists and compared to those led by medical residents MRs.

Procedures Performed by Advanced Practice Providers Compared With Medical Residents in the ICU: A Prospective Observational Study.

Unlabelled: To assess the frequency and safety of procedures performed by advanced practice providers and medical residents in a mixed-bed ICU.

Design: A prospective observational study where consecutive invasive procedures were studied over a period of 1 year and 8 months. The interventions were registered anonymously in an online database.