In-Hospital Triage.
ICU admission
ICU capacity strain
ICU prioritization
Non-beneficial
Surge capacity
Triage
Journal
Critical care clinics
ISSN: 1557-8232
Titre abrégé: Crit Care Clin
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8507720
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jul 2024
Jul 2024
Historique:
medline:
26
5
2024
pubmed:
26
5
2024
entrez:
25
5
2024
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The intensive care unit (ICU) is a finite and expensive resource with demand not infrequently exceeding capacity. Understanding ICU capacity strain is essential to gain situational awareness. Increased capacity strain can influence ICU triage decisions, which rely heavily on clinical judgment. Having an admission and triage protocol with which clinicians are very familiar can mitigate difficult, inappropriate admissions. This article reviews these concepts and methods of in-hospital triage.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38796226
pii: S0749-0704(24)00022-8
doi: 10.1016/j.ccc.2024.03.001
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
533-548Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Disclosure None of the authors have any financial disclosures.