RT Book, Section A1 Jones, Daryl A1 Bellomo, Rinaldo A2 Hall, Jesse B. A2 Schmidt, Gregory A. A2 Kress, John P. SR Print(0) ID 1107714905 T1 Rapid Response Teams T2 Principles of Critical Care, 4e YR 2015 FD 2015 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071738811 LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1107714905 RD 2024/03/29 AB Patients admitted to modern hospitals may develop serious adverse events in up to 20% of admissions. In addition, hospitalized patients can deteriorate unexpectedly due to the development of a new problem.In a high percentage of cases, deterioration is gradual in onset and is associated with the development of derangement in the patient's vital signs.Many hospitals have introduced Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) to review deteriorating patients when they develop derangements in vital signs that fulfill predefined criteria.Evidence for the effectiveness of RRTs is conflicting, and the optimal team composition and thresholds for activation remain undetermined.