Practices in Triage and Transfer of Critically Ill Patients: A Qualitative Systematic Review of Selection Criteria.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To identify and appraise articles describing criteria used to prioritize or withhold a critical care admission.

Data sources

PubMed, Embase, Medline, EBM Reviews, and CINAHL Complete databases. Gray literature searches and a manual review of references were also performed. Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines were followed.

Study selection

We sought all articles and abstracts of original research as well as local, provincial, or national policies on the topic of ICU resource allocation. We excluded studies whose population of interest was neonatal, pediatric, trauma, or noncritically ill. Screening of 6,633 citations was conducted.

Data extraction

Triage and/or transport criteria were extracted, based on type

SUBMITTER: Dahine J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7493782 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature