Effectiveness of Rapid Response System in Patients with Hip fractures

Abstract Introduction Even with preoperative screening and medical preparation, elderly hip fracture surgery (HFS) patients may have serious events including cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA) and death during the perioperative period. The rapid response system (RRS) that responds early to changes in the condition of patients is helping to improve the survival rate. To date, there have been no studies on the effectiveness of rapid response system in HFS patients. Methods In October 2012, our institution, a tertiary referral hospital, implemented an RRS. The system activated in heart rate 140/min, systolic blood pressure 30/min, oxygen saturation Results The interval between the detection of abnormal vital sign and notification to attending physician decreased from 23.9(±28.1) minutes to 11.4(±11.02) minutes (p Conclusions Implementation of RRS rendered early notification and prompt intervention of deteriorating patients undergoing HFS and reduced the duration of hospital stay.