
To provide guidelines for admission, discharge, and triage of adult patients to the intensive care unit (ICU), based on expert opinion and the relevant literature.Publications relevant to the admission, discharge, and triage of patients to the ICU were obtained from the medical literature.Not applicable.Articles were reviewed and the relevant information extracted for analysis by an expert panel.The articles were reviewed and graded levels of recommendation made based on a rating system described in the text.Although little scientifically rigorous data exist validating the criteria for admission, discharge, and triage of adult patients to the ICU, current literature and expert opinion support guidelines to streamline the admission, discharge, and triage process.
Adult, Intensive Care Units, Patient Admission, Critical Care, Health Priorities, Health Policy, Humans, Triage, Prognosis, Patient Discharge
Adult, Intensive Care Units, Patient Admission, Critical Care, Health Priorities, Health Policy, Humans, Triage, Prognosis, Patient Discharge
| selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 378 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Top 1% | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Top 1% | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Top 10% |
