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Table 1 Implementation difficulties with the rapid response system

From: Bench-to-bedside review: The MET syndrome – the challenges of researching and adopting medical emergency teams

Difficulties of implementing the rapid response system

   Breaks from traditional hierarchy of medical consults

   Challenges medical 'power'

   Gives ward nurses more independent authority

   Perceived shame in calling the MET

   Inefficient ward monitoring of physiological signs

   Delay in activating the MET

   Non-clinical challenges

logistics

financial

educational

cultural

emotional

anthropological

political

  1. MET, medical emergency team.
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