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The Administrative Limb

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In this chapter, we discuss the role of the Administrative Limb of the RRS. Specifically, we outline why an administrative limb is needed, what its goals should be, its various components, and finally, the importance of senior hospital medical and nursing administration in ensuring successful RRS implementation and maintenance. The need to link audit activities of the RRT to research projects, quality improvement and clinical governance is also emphasized. The structure, members and roles of the administrative arm at our hospital are used as an example.

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  1. Department of Intensive Care, Austin Hospital, Studley Road, Heidelberg, VIC, 3084, Australia

    Daryl Jones

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  1. , Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Dewey Street 125, Edgewood, 15218-1407, Pennsylvania, USA

    Michael A. DeVita

  2. Liverpool Hospital, Dept. Intensive Care, University of New South Wales, Locked Bag 7103, Liverpool, 1871, New South Wales, Australia

    Ken Hillman

  3. Dept. Intensive Care, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, Studley Road, Heidelberg, 3084, Victoria, Australia

    Rinaldo Bellomo

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Jones, D., Bellomo, R. (2011). The Administrative Limb. In: DeVita, M., Hillman, K., Bellomo, R. (eds) Textbook of Rapid Response Systems. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-92853-1_27

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