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Important components of the success of the MET service at The Austin Hospital |
| Collection of baseline data for before-and-after studies |
| Obtaining support from administrators and heads of departments |
| Detailed education and preparation for 1 year before introducing the MET service |
| Repeated education of new and existing hospital staff |
| Administering questionnaires to assess staff attitudes and obstacles to MET use |
| Assessing the circadian pattern of MET activations and cardiac arrests |
| Ongoing audit of effectiveness of the MET |
| Feeding back effectiveness to hospital staff at regular meetings |
| Assessment of the common causes of MET syndromes |
| Educating ICU fellows about an approach to managing a MET call |
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ICU, intensive care unit; MET, medical emergency team. |
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