A roadmap for developing an emergency department based critical care consultation service: Building the early intervention team (EIT) - 21/03/23
, Gina Hurst, MD a, b, Jayna Gardner-Gray, MD a, b, Harish Kinni, MD a, b, Victor Coba, MD b, c, Emanuel Rivers, MD b, c, Namita Jayaprakash, MD a, bAbstract |
Emergency Department (ED) crowding and boarding impact safe and effective health care delivery. ED clinicians must balance caring for new arrivals who require stabilization and resuscitation as well as those who need longitudinal care and re-evaluation. These challenges are magnified in the setting of critically ill patients boarding for the intensive care unit. Boarding is a complex issue that has multiple solutions based on resources at individual institutions. Several different models have been described for delivery of critical care in the ED. Here, we describe the development of an ED based critical care consultation service, the early intervention team, at an urban academic ED.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Critical care, Organization & administration, Crowding, Delivery of health care, Critical illness, Therapy
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Vol 66
P. 81-84 - avril 2023 Retour au numéro
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