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Clemente Vivancos Á, León Castelao E, Castellanos Ortega Á, Bodi Saera M, Gordo Vidal F, Martin Delgado MC, Jorge-Soto C, Fernandez Mendez F, Igeño Cano JC, Trenado Alvarez J, Caballero Lopez J, Parraga Ramirez MJ. National Survey: How Do We Approach the Patient at Risk of Clinical Deterioration outside the ICU in the Spanish Context? Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:12627. [PMID: 36231926 PMCID: PMC9565925 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191912627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Revised: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Anticipating and avoiding preventable intrahospital cardiac arrest and clinical deterioration are important priorities for international healthcare systems and institutions. One of the internationally followed strategies to improve this matter is the introduction of the Rapid Response Systems (RRS). Although there is vast evidence from the international community, the evidence reported in a Spanish context is scarce. METHODS A nationwide cross-sectional research consisting of a voluntary 31-question online survey was performed. The Spanish Society of Intensive, Critical and Coronary Care Medicine (SEMICYUC) supported the research. RESULTS We received 62 fully completed surveys distributed within 13 of the 17 regions and two autonomous cities of Spain. Thirty-two of the participants had an established Rapid Response Team (RRT). Common frequency on measuring vital signs was at least once per shift but other frequencies were contemplated (48.4%), usually based on professional criteria (69.4%), as only 12 (19.4%) centers used Early Warning Scores (EWS) or automated alarms on abnormal parameters. In the sample, doctors, nurses (55%), and other healthcare professionals (39%) could activate the RRT via telephone, but only 11.3% of the sample enacted this at early signs of deterioration. The responders on the RRT are the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), doctors, and nurses, who are available 24/7 most of the time. Concerning the education and training of general ward staff and RRT members, this varies from basic to advanced and specific-specialized level, simulating a growing educational methodology among participants. A great number of participants have emergency resuscitation equipment (drugs, airway adjuncts, and defibrillators) in their general wards. In terms of quality improvement, only half of the sample registered RRT activity indicators. In terms of the use of communication and teamwork techniques, the most used is clinical debriefing in 29 centers. CONCLUSIONS In terms of the concept of RRS, we found in our context that we are in the early stages of the establishment process, as it is not yet a generalized concept in most of our hospitals. The centers that have it are in still in the process of maturing the system and adapting themselves to our context.
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Affiliation(s)
- Álvaro Clemente Vivancos
- Health Sciences Doctoral Program, Universidad Católica de Murcia (UCAM), 30107 Murcia, Spain
- Advanced Nursing Practice, Hospital del Mar, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
- IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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- Simulation Laboratory, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
- Clinical Simulation Lab, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
| | - Álvaro Castellanos Ortega
- Intensive Care Unit Medical Director, University Hospital La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain
- Associate Lecturer, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain
| | - Maria Bodi Saera
- Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Joan XIII, 43005 Tarragona, Spain
- Pere I Virgili Health Research Institute, Rovira I Virgili University, 43003 Tarragona, Spain
- Center for Biomedical Research in Respiratory Diseases Network (CIEBERES), Carlos III Health Institute, 28029 Madrid, Spain
| | - Federico Gordo Vidal
- Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Henares, 28822 Madrid, Spain
- Critical Pathology Research Group, Francisco de Vitoria University, 28223 Madrid, Spain
| | - Maria Cruz Martin Delgado
- Intensive Care Unit, Hospital 12th of October, 28041 Madrid, Spain
- Facultad de Medicina, Francisco de Vitoria University, 28223 Madrid, Spain
| | - Cristina Jorge-Soto
- CLINURSID Research Group, Psychiatry, Radiology, Public Health, Nursing and Medicine Department, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 15705 Galicia, Spain
- Simulation and Intensive Care Unit of Santiago (SICRUS) Research Group, Health Research Institute of Santiago, University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela-CHUS, 15705 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- Faculty of Nursing, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15705 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
| | - Felipe Fernandez Mendez
- School of Nursing, Universidade de Vigo, 36310 Pontevedra, Spain
- REMOSS Research Group, Universidade de Vigo, 36310 Pontevedra, Spain
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- Intensive Care and High Dependency Unit, Mutua Terrassa Hospital, 08221 Terrasa, Spain
- Department of Medicine, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
| | - Jesus Caballero Lopez
- Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, 25198 Lleida, Spain
- IRBLleida, 25198 Lleida, Spain
| | - Manuel Jose Parraga Ramirez
- Intensive Care Unit, JM Morales Meseguer, 30008 Murcia, Spain
- Simulation and Clinical Skills Director, UCAM, 30107 Murcia, Spain
- Medical Degree Direction Team, UCAM, 30107 Murcia, Spain
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