Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 4 , Pages 241-247 , December 2006

Pediatric Rapid Response Teams in the Academic Medical Center

  • Kshitij P. Mistry, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Duke Children's Hospital, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
    • ,
  • Jennifer Turi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Duke Children's Hospital, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
    • ,
  • Remi Hueckel, MSN, FNP-C

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Duke Children's Hospital, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
    • Department of Advanced Clinical Practice, Duke Children's Hospital, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
    • ,
  • Jane M. Mericle, RN, BSN, MHS-CL

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Duke Children's Hospital, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
    • Division of Neonatal Critical Care Medicine, Duke Children's Hospital, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
    • ,
  • Jon N. Meliones, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Duke Children's Hospital, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: Jon Meliones, MD, MS, Duke Children's Hospital, Box 3046, DUMC, Durham, NC 27710.

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doi: 10.1016/j.cpem.2006.08.010

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 4 , Pages 241-247 , December 2006

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