An implementation strategy for a multicenter pediatric rapid response system in Ontario

Anna-Theresa Lobos; Jonathan Costello; Jonathan Gilleland; Rose Gaiteiro; Afrothite Kotsakis; Ontario Pediatric Critical Care Response Team Collaborative

doi:10.1016/s1553-7250(10)36043-0

An implementation strategy for a multicenter pediatric rapid response system in Ontario

Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2010 Jun;36(6):271-80, 241. doi: 10.1016/s1553-7250(10)36043-0.

Authors

Anna-Theresa Lobos¹, Jonathan Costello, Jonathan Gilleland, Rose Gaiteiro, Afrothite Kotsakis; Ontario Pediatric Critical Care Response Team Collaborative

Affiliation

¹ Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine. alobos@cheo.on.ca

PMID: 20564889
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(10)36043-0

Abstract

A rapid response system using a medical emergency team was implemented across four pediatric hospitals in Ontario, Canada, in a social marketing approach.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Child
Critical Care / methods
Critical Care / organization & administration*
Hospital Rapid Response Team / organization & administration*
Hospital Shared Services / organization & administration
Hospitals, Pediatric / organization & administration*
Humans
Interdisciplinary Communication
Ontario
Program Development / methods
Safety Management / organization & administration*
Safety Management / standards
Social Marketing