Research

The field of Adverse Events is rapidly emerging from the quantification of costs and impacts to the development of cost effective solutions. Associate Professor Michael Buist, a Patientrack Director and various colleagues have made a strong contribution to the global body of research. Listed below are key papers.

  • Critical Care Medicine Journal 36(2):634-636

    The Rapid Response Team Paradox: "Why doesn't anyone call for help?"

    Click here to download the full paper.

  • British Medical Journal 2007;335:1210-1212 (8 December)

    Six year audit of cardiac arrests and medical emergency team calls in an Australian outer metropolitan teaching hospital.

    Click here to download the full paper.

  • British Medical Journal 2002;324:387-390 ( 16 February )

    Effects of a medical emergency team on reduction of incidence of and mortality from unexpected cardiac arrests in hospital: preliminary study.

    Click here to download the full paper.

  • Medical Journal of Australia. 1999 Jul 5;171(1):22-5.

    Recognising clinical instability in hospital patients before cardiac arrest or unplanned admission to intensive care. A pilot study in a tertiary-care hospital.

    Click here to download the full synopsis.