Abstract
To the Editor of the International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences, We have read with interest the Point of View: “Performance of the Rapid Response Systems in Health Care Improvement: Benefits and Perspectives” by Viviane Cordeiro Veiga and Salomon Soriano Ordinola Rojas, published ahead of print in the International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences on April 15, 2019. Rapid response teams to treat trauma patients in Australia 30 years ago, in 1989. From the outset, the aim was to early recognize signs [...]
Highlights
The results section fails to present references that support the claims
It is extremely salutary that the International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences has encouraged the publication of preprints
Followed. Another meta-analysis, conducted in 2015, evaluated studies published until 2013 and reported a statistically significant reduction in mortality (13%) and in cardiac arrest (35%).[4]
Summary
The results section fails to present references that support the claims. New and old papers were cited, leading to a contrast between a point in time of knowledge in which there was still no consensus on the effects of the technology in question and the current knowledge. Hospital Rapid Response Team; Patient Safety; Patient Care Team; Hospital Mortality. Another meta-analysis, conducted in 2015, evaluated studies published until 2013 and reported a statistically significant reduction in mortality (13%) and in cardiac arrest (35%).[4] Subsequently, further studies were published, and a meta-analysis held in 2018 with increased volume of evidence confirmed this conclusion, with a 15% reduction in mortality.[5]
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