for rapid response team in pediatrics
The School of Medicine's Department of Pediatrics and the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Yale-New Haven Hospital (YNHH) have been recognized by The Institute for Healthcare Improvement for implementing a rapid response team that aims to reduce the number of cardiorespiratory arrests in pediatric patients.
Cardiorespiratory arrests, in which respiration and circulation stops, is usually associated with adults, but also affects about 7% of pediatric patients. Rapid response teams made up of intensive care unit nurses and physicians can immediately evaluate any child upon request by any staff member. These teams help identify earlier signs that a child may be in trouble. The Rapid Response Team at YNHH was created in 2004.
"We are one of the first pediatric hospitals in the country to have instituted this system, which is a key component of The Institute of Healthcare Improvement's 100,000 lives campaign," says Dr. Clifford Bogue, associate professor of pediatrics and chief of critical care medicine at the hospital. "This has resulted in a remarkable 50% decrease in cardiorespiratory arrests outside of the pediatric intensive care unit."
YNHH has also been named a Mentor Hospital by the National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions. As a result, faculty members in pediatrics will serve as a resource for training in this area to other children's hospitals around the country.
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