Rapid Response Team Codes Following Transition-of-Care from the Emergency Department to an Inpatient Medicine Unit

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Authors

Kerrin Bersani, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Student
Brett Todd, Beaumont Health

Description

Transitions-of-care from the emergency department (ED) to an inpatient unit have been identified as a high-risk period for medical error due to multiple causes, such as communication mishaps, excessive workload, variability in patient flow, and unclear assignment of responsibility. Patients who experience a diagnostic error are also at increased risk for poor outcomes, including increased length-of-stay and mortality. Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) are frequently utilized by hospitals to address a sudden deterioration in clinical status, often after a transition-of-care. We investigated the occurrence of RRT in patients shortly after a transition-of-care from the ED to a medicine unit. Further, we analyzed the rates of RRT across various demographic groups.

Publication Date

5-2023

Keywords

Transitions-of-care, emergency department

Disciplines

Emergency Medicine

Recommended Citation

Bersani K, Todd B. Rapid response team codes following transition-of-care from the emergency department to an inpatient medicine unit. Poster presented at: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Embark Capstone Colloquium; 2023 May; Rochester Hills, MI.

Comments

The Embark Capstone Colloquium at the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester Hills, MI, May, 2023