Improve hospital emergency care teamwork and diagnosis
This study aims to improve how hospital teams spot and respond to serious patient deterioration, and how they make diagnostic decisions. It may help by testing a teamwork-focused approach for adults in general medical wards during critical events.
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Who can take part
- You are an adult admitted to a general medicine unit at a participating hospital
- During this hospital stay, one of these happened: you died, you were moved to the ICU 48+ hours after admission, or a rapid response team was called
- You were not admitted for a non-medical reason (for example, social reasons)
- You were not in a near-death or extremely unstable state right when you arrived
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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