Successful implementation of a medical emergency team: 2-year experience in a teaching hospital

A medical emergency team (MET) was introduced in our institution in January 2012 to provide timely response to the needs of acutely ill inpatients and cardiac arrest calls. The MET assesses the patient and prescribes a management plan for the responsible team to follow; promptly stabilising and transferring patients to a place of safety where required. We aimed at evaluating the effects of introducing the MET on clinically relevant processes and outcomes.