Characteristics of Rapid Response Team Calls in a Tertiary Hospital in Egypt

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Abstract Background Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) help in the early recognition of deteriorating patients in hospital wards, and provide the needed management at the bedside by a qualified team. Aim of the Work To describe the characteristics of the RRT calls in a tertiary hospital in Egypt. Patients and Methods A prospective cohort study for a one-year duration from January 2021 till December, 2021was conducted, during this period a total of 2338 patients were reviewed, and 34 RRT calls were recorded. Results Our results showed that 10 calls (63%) of Rapid Response Team calls were in the daytime, and Nurses were the main activators with 27 activations (90%). Modified Early Warning scoring system (MEWS) and Pediatric Early Warning Score (PEWS) used were the main cause of RRT activation with a total of (66.7%), the majority of cases didn’t refer to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 19 patients stay in the ward (76%) and 22 cases (100%) were recovered. Conclusion More than half of RRT calls were in the daytime, and nurses were the main activators. Most rapid response team activations involve relatively few interventions, patient-activated RRT should consider as a patient right in the future, and further studies showed be conducted to evaluate the best effective methods for applying RRT among different health care facilities.