Can Early Warning Systems Enhance Detection of High Risk Patients by Rapid Response Teams?

Peter M Reardon^1,2, Andrew J E Seely^1,3,4,5, Shannon M Fernando^1,2, Simon Didcote⁶, Iain Strachan⁶, Jean-Loup Baudino⁶, Kwadwo Kyeremanteng^1,5,7,8

¹Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, 6363University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

²Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

³School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

⁴Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

⁵Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

⁶OBS Medical Ltd.

⁷Division of Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

⁸Institut du Savoir Montfort, Montfort Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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Abstract

PURPOSE: We sought to evaluate if incorporating an early warning system (EWS), the Visensia Safety Index (VSI) and the National Early Warning Systems 2 (NEWS2), may lead to earlier identification of rapid response team (RRT) patients. METHODS: This was a retrospective study (2015-2018) of patients experiencing RRT activation within a tertiary care network. We evaluated the proportion of patients…

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