Textbook of Rapid Response Systems: Concept and Implementation

The latest edition of this text is the go-to book on rapid response systems (RRS). Thoroughly updated to incorporate current principles and practice of RRS, the text covers topics such as the logistics of creating an RRS, patient safety, quality of care, evaluating program results, and engaging in systems research.

Edited and written by internationally recognized experts and innovators in the field, Textbook of Rapid Response Systems: Concepts and Implementation, Second Edition is a valuable resource for medical practitioners and hospital administrators who want to implement and improve a rapid response system.

Michael A. DeVita, MD, FCCM, FRCP

Harlem Hospital, Departments of Surgery and Internal Medicine, New York, NY, USA

Dr. Ken Hillman, AO, MBBS, FRCA, FCICM, FRCP, MD

University of New South Wales, Liverpool Hospital, Intensive Care Unit, Liverpool, NSW, Australia

Rinaldo Bellomo, MD

Austin Hospital, Intensive Care Unit, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia

Associate Editors

Dr. Mandy Odell, RN, PG dip, MSc, PhD

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Critical Care, Reading, Berkshire, UK 

Dr. Daryl A. Jones 

Austin Hospital, Intensive Care Unit, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia

Bradford D. Winters, MD, PhD

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

Geoffrey K. Lighthall, MD, PhD

Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesia, Pain and Perioperative Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA