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Australas Emerg Nurs J
February 2015
Deakin University, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Centre for Psychiatric Nursing, Australia. Electronic address:
Australas Emerg Nurs J
May 2014
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia.
Background: The use of rapid response systems such as Medical Emergency Team (MET) improves recognition and response to clinical deterioration in in-patient settings. However, few published studies have investigated use of rapid response systems in Australian emergency departments (ED).
Aim: To examine the frequency, nature and outcomes of clinical deterioration in ED patients and compare the utility of hospital MET calling criteria with ED specific Clinical Instability Criteria (CIC) for recognition of deteriorating patients.
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