Background: With the widespread implementation of rapid response system aimed at improving patient outcomes, providers are expected to perform the early detection, manage clinically deteriorating patients, and communicate effectively with rapid response teams (RRTs). Prior literature has reported that users of RRT described uncomfortable interactions, reduced clinical autonomy, role ambiguity, and a desire for improved [...]

Background: The 2016 and 2023 AABB international red blood cell (RBC) transfusion guidelines recommend, in addition to restrictive transfusion practices, that clinicians also consider the patient’s overall clinical context when making transfusion decisions (1). However, there is little empiric data on which specific clinical factors, other than Hb, should inform transfusion decisions in hospitalized patients [...]