The impact of introducing Medical Emergency Team on the reduction of hospital mortality and other adverse events in NSW

大量患者遭受不良事件或在医院不必要地死亡。根据一套预先规定的标准，医疗应急小组（MET）迅速对普通病房的病人作出反应，以防止病情进一步恶化。以前的研究表明它对减少心脏骤停的影响，但减少医院死亡的高水平证据有限。目前的研究使用链接的行政数据库和完善的指标，以评估在新南威尔士州引进MET的影响。

High numbers of patients suffer an adverse event or die in hospitals needlessly. Summoned by a set of pre-specified criteria, a Medical Emergency Team (MET) rapidly respond to patients on general wards to prevent further deterioration. Previous studies have shown its impact on reducing cardiac arrests but limited high level evidence on reducing hospital deaths. Current study uses linked administrative databases and well-established indicators to assess the impact of introduction of a MET in NSW.