Emergency Department disposition decisions and associated mortality and costs in ICU patients with suspected infection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Following emergency department (ED) assessment, patients with infection may be directly admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) or alternatively admitted to hospital wards or sent home. Those admitted to the hospital wards or sent home may experience future deterioration necessitating ICU admission.

Methods

We used a prospectively collected registry from two hospitals within a single tertiary care hospital network between 2011 and 2014. Patient information, outcomes, and costs were stored in the hospital data warehouse. Patients were categorized into three groups: (1) admitted directly from the ED to the ICU; (2) initially admitted to the hospital wards, with ICU admission within 72 hours of initial presentation; or (3) sent home from the ED, with ICU admission

SUBMITTER: Fernando SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6034286 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature