Why the study?
Failure to rescue (FTR) is a major clinical concern in surgical patients.
Do efforts aimed at optimizing patient and hospital factors, culture and communication, and early identification of deteriorating patients improve failure to rescue rates in surgical patients?
Do efforts aimed at optimizing patient and hospital factors, culture and communication, and early identification of deteriorating patients improve failure to rescue rates in surgical patients?
Optimizing hospital culture, communication, and early identification of deteriorating patients may reduce failure to rescue rates in surgical patients.
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May support targeted interventions to lower failure to rescue; leaves open need for prospective trials before practice change.
LaFonte et al. (2019) studied this question.
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