Efforts and Challenges in Implementing an In-Hospital Rapid Response System at Our Hospital

Toru MIZUMOTO; Sadahiro KUBO; Akihiko TABUCHI; Satoshi TERANISHI; Akiko TANIGUCHI; Makoto SUGIURA; Shinji ISHIKAWA; Shinya YAMADA; Mami SUZUKI; Satomi SAEKI; Kanoko HAMAISHI; Kenichi YAMADA; Yasuhiko HOSONO; Megumi YOSHINAGA; Masahito WATARAI

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Efforts and Challenges in Implementing an In-Hospital Rapid Response System at Our Hospital

VernacularTitle:当院における院内迅速対応システム（Rapid Response system）導入の取り組みと課題
Author: Toru MIZUMOTO ¹ ; Sadahiro KUBO ² ; Akihiko TABUCHI ² ; Satoshi TERANISHI ² ; Akiko TANIGUCHI ³ ; Makoto SUGIURA ⁴ ; Shinji ISHIKAWA ⁵ ; Shinya YAMADA ⁶ ; Mami SUZUKI ⁶ ; Satomi SAEKI ⁷ ; Kanoko HAMAISHI ⁷ ; Kenichi YAMADA ⁸ ; Yasuhiko HOSONO ⁹ ; Megumi YOSHINAGA ⁶ ; Masahito WATARAI ¹⁰
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1. Dept. of Cardiovascular Surgery, Anjo Kosei Hospital
2. Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Anjo Kosei Hospital
3. Dept. of Anethesia, Anjo Kosei Hospital
4. Dept. of Neurology, Anjo Kosei Hospital
5. Dept. of Cardiology, Anjo Kosei Hospital
6. Dept. of Nursing, Anjo Kosei Hospital
7. Dept. of Medical Safety, Anjo Kosei Hospital
8. Dept. of Medical Informatics, Anjo Kosei Hospital
9. Dept. of Administration, Anjo Kosei Hospital
10. Anjo Kosei Hospital
From:Journal of the Japanese Association of Rural Medicine 2025;73(5):425-433
CountryJapan
Language:ja
Abstract: Even within a hospital, the prognosis after a cardiac arrest is extremely poor if intervention starts only after the event; thus, early recognition and intervention is crucial to reduce inhospital cardiac arrests. This paper aims to assess the results of in-clinic surveys conducted for the implementation of the Rapid Response System (RRS) at our hospital and changes in awareness after awareness initiatives. Excluding the neonatal intensive care unit, all wards were targeted for implementation, with the creation of criteria for requesting the RRS and hospital-wide awareness initiatives. Four items were defined for the request criteria—namely, (1) respiration, (2) circulation, (3) state of consciousness, and (4) others (any concerns)—with a request being warranted if any one of these criteria was met. A pre-awareness survey revealed that respiratory rates were recorded only 6.9% of the time on average, indicating inadequate observation of respiratory rates across all wards. In response to this issue, we announced that respiratory status should be observed at least once a day, which resulted in the recording rate improving to 68.2% after 2 months. Survey results before and after the awareness initiatives among doctors and nurses showed a significant increase in RRS awareness. The percentage of nurses who answered “well aware” or “somewhat aware” increased from 34.8% to 77.6%, and from 63.4% to 88.0% among doctors. However, while the introduction of the RRS was relatively well-received by nurses struggling with on-site responses, some doctors questioned the necessity of the RRS. Upon implementation, it is important to make it known that it is a hospital-wide effort. Simplifying and thoroughly utilizing the request criteria can lead to early recognition of abnormalities. Since it is not easy to gain doctors’ understanding, it is necessary to listen to the needs and requests of each department and patiently continue awareness activities before implementation