ICU admission, discharge, and triage guidelines: A framework to enhance clinical operations, development of institutional policies, and further research

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1553-1602

  Nates, Joseph L ^a   Nunnally, Mark ^b   Kleinpell, Ruth ^c   Blosser, Sandralee ^d   Goldner, Jonathan ^e   Birriel, Barbara ^f   Fowler, Clara S ^a   Byrum, Diane ^g   Miles, William Scherer ^h   Bailey, Heatherlee ⁱ   Sprung, Charles L ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Pocono Health Systems   (United States)

^f PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g Library Services Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^j HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

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Author keywords

administration; admission; critical care; critically ill; discharge; futility; guideline; healthcare rationing; intensive care; intensive care unit; metrics; nonbeneficial treatment; triage; utilization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSENSUS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIC; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTENSIVIST; LEGAL ASPECT; MORTALITY; NATURAL DISASTER; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; SEQUENTIAL ORGAN FAILURE ASSESSMENT SCORE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; STANDARDS;

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICAL OVERUSE; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TRIAGE;

EID: 84978776952     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000001856     Document Type: Article

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