Journal of Critical Care
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 359.e1-359.e7 , June 2010

Triggers for emergency team activation: A multicenter assessment

  • Jack Chen, MBBS, PhD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Simpson Centre for Health Services Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. The Simpson Centre for Health Services Research, Liverpool Health Service, Liverpool BC, Sydney NSW 1871, Australia. Tel.: +61 2 9612 0635; fax: +61 2 9612 0742.
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  • Rinaldo Bellomo, FRACP, FJFICM, MD

      Affiliations

    • Intensive Care Unit, Austin Medical Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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  • Ken Hillman, MBBS, FRCA, FACA, FJFICM, MD

      Affiliations

    • Simpson Centre for Health Services Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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  • Arthas Flabouris, MBBS, FJFICM, FANZCA, PostGrad Dip Aviation Med

      Affiliations

    • Intensive Care Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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  • Simon Finfer, MBBS, FRCA, FRCP, FJFICM

      Affiliations

    • Intensive Care Unit, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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  • the MERIT Study Investigators for the Simpson Centre and the ANZICS Clinical Trials Group

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 The MERIT study is a collaboration of the Simpson Centre for Health Services Research and the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group.

☆☆ Sources of support for the study: The study was funded by grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, the Australian Council for Safety and Quality in Health Care, and the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Foundation as part of the MERIT study.

PII: S0883-9441(10)00011-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2009.12.011

Journal of Critical Care
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 359.e1-359.e7 , June 2010