Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: "Circadian pattern of activation of the medical emergency team in a teaching hospi

The medical emergency team (MET) concept is an evolving hospital system change that aims to reduce morbidity and mortality in acutely ill ward patients [1-3]. The MET is most often comprised of intensive care-based staff who are mobilized by ward-based doctors and nurses to review critically ill patients on the ward. The success of the MET system relies on the assumption that early intervention in the course of clinical deterioration improves patient outcome [4]. It would be important to gain insight into the possible processes that lead to MET calls and to understand their circadian variation in order to plan appropriate staff allocation.