... accounting for 86.1% of these [45]. Interestingly, inthat study, 17.8% of all recordings of early signs and 9% oflate signs were judged by nurses to be ‘usual for the patient’.These commonly included ... critical illness in general,wherever it may occur in the wards, and to use an RRS todeliver early intervention by specifically trained teams. In thisregard, it is important to realise that, in most hospitals, ... efficacy of such systems. Third, acceptance of thecultural changes associated with the introduction of RRSrequires time, making early assessment of such systemsflawed and non-representative of their...