tailieunhanh - Báo cáo khoa học: "Medical emergency teams: implementation and outcome measurement"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về ngành y học đề tài: Medical emergency teams: implementation and outcome measurement. | Available online http content 11 2 307 Book report Medical emergency teams implementation and outcome measurement Ann McGinley1 and Rupert M Pearse2 Critical Care Outreach Team The Royal London Hospital Barts and The London NHS Trust London E1 1BB UK 2Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry Royal London Hospital Whitechapel London E1 1BB UK Corresponding author Rupert Pearse Published 16 April 2007 Critical Care 2007 11 307 doi cc5689 This article is online at http content 11 2 307 2007 BioMed Central Ltd DeVita MA Hillman K Bellomo R Eds Medical Emergency Teams Implementation and Outcome Measurement 1st edition. New York Springer 2006. 296 pp. ISBN 0-387-27920-2 Technical advances in critical care medicine have seen the rapid development and expansion of the specialty. Inevitably this has created a dichotomy between the standards of care in the intensive care unit and those on general wards. To redress this balance teams of staff trained in critical care have been established in some institutions to deliver critical care throughout the hospital regardless of geographical location. The medical emergency team MET is one approach to this problem. It is reported that other initiatives such as the establishment of trauma teams took up to 10 years to prove a reduction in morbidity and mortality. It is therefore forecast that the MET will over time become established practice improving the quality of care for the patients it serves. The aim of this book is to provide a manual describing the approach to creating a MET service and evaluating its performance. The book presents a comprehensive overview of the concept including the theoretical underpinnings and key drivers to maximise patient safety while identifying factors that threaten. The pragmatics of establishing a service that challenges the traditional boundaries of hospital care are also explored. The editors and contributors .