Open AccessImpact of Telemonitoring of Critically Ill Emergency Department Patients Awaiting ICU Transfer*
Author(s) -
Rachel Kadar,
David R. Amici,
Kathleen Hesse,
Adam Bonder,
Michael Ries
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.002
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1530-0293
pISSN - 0090-3493
DOI - 10.1097/ccm.0000000000003847
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , emergency medicine , intensive care , overcrowding , intensive care unit , retrospective cohort study , medical emergency , intensive care medicine , nursing , economic growth , economics
Because of overcrowding and limited critical care resources, critically ill patients in the emergency department may spend hours to days awaiting transfer to the ICU. In these patients, often termed "ICU boarders," delayed ICU transfer is associated with poor outcomes. We implemented an emergency department-based, electronic ICU monitoring system for ICU boarders. Our aim was to investigate the effect of this initiative on morbidity, mortality, and ICU usage.