A multi-center prospective cohort study of patient transfers from the intensive care unit to the hospital ward.

Henry Thomas StelfoxJeanna Parsons LeighPeter M DodekAlexis F TurgeonAlan J ForsterFrancois LamontagneRob A FowlerAndrea SooSean M Bagshaw

Published in: Intensive care medicine (2017)

ICU-to-ward transfers are characterized by failures of patient flow and communication; experienced differently by patients, ICU/ward physicians and nurses, with distinct suggestions for improvement.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
end stage renal disease
case report
healthcare
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
primary care
mental health
mechanical ventilation
prognostic factors
emergency department
patient reported outcomes
adverse drug
acute respiratory distress syndrome