Association Between Language Use and ICU Transfer and Serious Adverse Events in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients Who Experience Rapid Response Activation

Abstract

Rapid Response Team events for hospitalized children of families who use a language other than English are more often followed by transfer to intensive care, compared with Rapid Response Team events for children of families who use English. Improved communication with increased interpreter use for hospitalized children who use a language other than English may lead to improvements in Rapid Response Team outcomes.