Hospital factors that influence ICU admission decision-making: a qualitative study of eight hospitals.

Thomas S ValleyAmanda SchutzJacquelyn MillerLewis MilesKyra LipmanTammy L EatonHarish KinniColin R CookeTheodore J Iwashyna

Published in: Intensive care medicine (2023)

Health care systems should evaluate their use of ICU care and establish institutional patterns that ensure ICU admission decisions are patient-centered but also account for resources and constraints particular to each hospital.

Keyphrases

healthcare
intensive care unit
mechanical ventilation
decision making
emergency department
adverse drug
acute respiratory distress syndrome
affordable care act