Delayed intensive care unit admission from the emergency department: impact on patient outcomes. A retrospective study.

Waleed Tharwat AletrebyPeter G BrindleyAhmed Naji BalshiBasim Mohammed HuwaitAbdulrahman Mishaal AlharthyAhmed Fouad MadiOmar Elsayed RamadanAlfateh Sayed Nasr NoorWasim S AlzayerMohammed A AlodatHend Mohammed HamidoShahzad Ahmed MumtazAbdullah BalahmarPapas VasilliosHuda MhawishDimitrios Karakitsos

Published in: Revista Brasileira de terapia intensiva (2021)

Delayed admission to the intensive care unit from the emergency department is an independent risk factor for intensive care unit mortality, with the strongest association being after a delay of 4 hours.

Keyphrases

emergency department
intensive care unit
mechanical ventilation
cardiovascular events
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
coronary artery disease