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http://hdl.handle.net/11434/2357| Title: | An exploration of factors that contribute to clinical deterioration and activation of Medical Emergency Team (MET) calls. |
| Epworth Authors: | Jelly-Butterworth, Sarah Burdeu, Gabrielle Hutchinson, Anastasia |
| Keywords: | Clinical Deterioration Rapid Response System Medical Emergency Team Calls RRS Patient Management MDT MET Calls Epworth-Deakin Centre for Nursing Research Critical Care Clinical Institute, Epworth HealthCare, Victoria, Australia |
| Issue Date: | Aug-2025 |
| Conference Name: | Epworth HealthCare Research Week 2025 |
| Conference Location: | Epworth Research Institute, Victoria, Australia |
| Abstract: | There is potential that some Medical Emergency Team (MET) calls are preventable. Proactive patient management to prevent clinical deterioration and improvements in processes of care may decrease the need for MET call activation. This study was conducted at Epworth Richmond, a large private not-for-profit acute healthcare service. It has a 24/7 Medical Emergency Team as part of its Rapid Response System (RRS). The team responded to 313 MET calls a month in 2024, 41% were concurrent, and some potentially preventable. The purpose of this study was to identify areas of practice improvement that could minimise the occurrence of preventable MET calls. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11434/2357 |
| Type: | Conference Poster |
| Type of Clinical Study or Trial: | Prospective Study |
| Appears in Collections: | Research Week |
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| SJB Research Week 2025 Poster.pdf | AN EXPLORATION OF FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO CLINICAL DETERIORATION AND ACTIVATION OF MEDICAL EMERGENCY TEAM (MET) CALLS | 248.01 kB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |
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