Triage of intensive care patients: identifying agreement and controversy.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Intensive care unit (ICU) resources are limited in many hospitals. Patients with little likelihood of surviving are often admitted to ICUs. Others who might benefit from ICU are not admitted.

Objective

To provide an updated consensus statement on the principles and recommendations for the triage of patients for ICU beds.

Design

The previous Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) consensus statement was used to develop drafts of general and specific principles and recommendations. Investigators and consultants were sent the statements and responded with their agreement or disagreement.

Setting

The Eldicus project (triage decision making for the elderly in European intensive care units).

Participants

Eldicus investigators, consultants, and expe

SUBMITTER: Sprung CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5549951 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature