Incidence of cardiac arrests and unexpected deaths in surgical patients before and after implementation of a rapid response system.

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Published in Ann Intensive Care on June 20, 2012

Authors

Friede M Simmes1, Lisette Schoonhoven, Joke Mintjes, Bernard G Fikkers, Johannes G van der Hoeven

Author Affiliations

1: Faculty of Health and Social Studies, HAN University of Applied Sciences and the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, PO Box 6960, 6503, GL, Nijmegen, Netherlands. W.Simmes@ic.umcn.nl.

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