Rapid Response Events Prompt Increased Goals of Care Discussions and Code Status Changes

Joelle N. Friesen, Erik J. Wanberg, Alexandra Allman, Allison LeMahieu, Kelly Pennington, Alice Gallo de Moraes, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®

Published online on July 29, 2025

Abstract

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Ahead of Print.
BackgroundWhile rapid response teams (RRT) are widely implemented to address clinical deterioration in hospitalized patients, their impact on goals of care (GOC) discussions remains underexplored.AimsWe aimed to evaluate whether RRT activations were ...