@article{Galazzi_Bonasera Vincenti_Giusti_Brioni_Adamini_Laquintana_Ristagno_Grasselli_2020, title={The Medical Emergency Team in Italy: an overview of in-hospital emergencies response: An overview of in-hospital emergencies response }, volume={91}, url={https://mattioli1885journals.com/index.php/actabiomedica/article/view/9878}, DOI={10.23750/abm.v91i6-S.9878}, abstractNote={<p class="p1"><em>Background and aim</em>: Medical Emergency Team (MET), implemented in many hospitals worldwide, aims to improve the safety of in-hospital patients whose condition is deteriorating. This study describes MET presence and organization in the Italian National Healthcare System Hospitals. <em>Methods</em>: A national survey with an online questionnaire was performed. The questionnaire, created ad hoc, was sent by e-mail to the nursing coordinators and MET referents of the Hospitals affiliated to the Italian National Healthcare System with an Anesthesia and Intensive Care service. <em>Results</em>: One hundred-ninety-seven hospitals were interviewed (36.2% of the whole national network). A dedicated MET, composed at least by an intensivist and a nurse, was present only in 118 cases (59.9%). The team was composed by a non-dedicated staff (67.8% of doctors, 69.5% of nurses) and a minimum shared standard of education for the nurse component was absent. One third of the estimated hospitals did not use a warning score for emergency call activation. <em>Discussion and conclusion: </em>This survey showed a heterogenous and often lacking organization of in-hospital emergency management in Italy. MET system needs to be implemented in terms of presence in the Italian hospitals, and standardized for personnel structure and training, and equipment availability. A broader study is necessary to compare our data with those of other European Countries to better identify the specific areas which need to be improved more promptly.</p>}, number={6-S}, journal={Acta Biomedica Atenei Parmensis}, author={Galazzi, Alessandro and Bonasera Vincenti, Nicola Maria and Giusti, Gian Domenico and Brioni, Matteo and Adamini, Ileana and Laquintana, Dario and Ristagno, Giuseppe and Grasselli, Giacomo}, year={2020}, month={Jun.}, pages={9–18} }