The Effectiveness of Utilization of the Ramathibodi Rapid Response System in Premium Wards at Somdech Phra Debaratana Medical Center
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This retrospective research study was conducted to investigate the severity of the patients differentiated by their personal background and compare the number of patients transferred to the intensive care unit (ICU), cardiac arrest and in-hospital mortality before and after using the Ramathibodi Rapid Response System (RRRS). The sample consisted of adult patients aged over 15 years who were admitted to the premium ward at Somdech Phra Debaratana Medical Center Past patient medical records were studied as a review. The study included 6,730 patients in the pre-RRRS group and 6,948 in the post-RRRS group. The instruments used consisted of the hospital protocol for response to the deterioration of patients; a tool of Ramathibodi early warning score; demographic information; the Ramathibodi early warning score record form. Data were analyzed using descriptive and t-test statistics. The results revealed that: 1) the severity level of patients who come to receive services divided by risk level, with an average score of .39 ± 1.198 points, and a score that ranged between (min-max) 0-18 points. 2) The number of patients transferred to ICU decreased significantly at the .05 level after using the RRRS. There were no significant differences in cardiac arrest and in-hospital mortality between the two groups.
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บทความและรายงานวิจัยในวารสารพยาบาลกระทรวงสาธารณสุข เป็นความคิดเห็นของ ผู้เขียน มิใช่ของคณะผู้จัดทำ และมิใช่ความรับผิดชอบของสมาคมศิษย์เก่าพยาบาลกระทรวงสาธารณสุข ซึ่งสามารถนำไปอ้างอิงได้
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