Watchful Waiting in the ICU? Considerations for the Allocation of ICU Resources

Maley and Anesi discuss the study by Forster et al which shed new light on the timing of intensive care unit (ICU) discharge as an explicit component of ICU resource allocation. The researchers sought to understand the impact of an unintended delay in ICU discharge on patient outcomes. The work by F...

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Published inAmerican journal of respiratory and critical care medicine Vol. 202; no. 10; pp. 1332 - 1333
Main Authors Maley, Jason H, Anesi, George L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Thoracic Society 15.11.2020
Subjects
Clinical decision making
Clinical outcomes
Critical Care
Decision making
Discharge
Humans
Intensive care
Intensive Care Units
Medical research
Patient Discharge
Patient safety
Resource Allocation
Watchful Waiting
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Summary:Maley and Anesi discuss the study by Forster et al which shed new light on the timing of intensive care unit (ICU) discharge as an explicit component of ICU resource allocation. The researchers sought to understand the impact of an unintended delay in ICU discharge on patient outcomes. The work by Forster et al raises several important questions.
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ISSN:1073-449X
1535-4970
DOI:10.1164/rccm.202007-2873ED