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A primary-team-based implementation of a rapid response system was independently associated with reduced unexpected mortality. This system relied on the patient's usual care providers, not an intensive care unit based rapid response team, and may offer a more cost-effective approach to rapid response systems, particularly for systems with limited intensivist availability.
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