An analysis of referrals to a level 3 intensive care unit in a resource-limited setting in South Africa
U Jaganath,
K De Vasconcellos,
D L Skinner
et al.
Abstract:Background. With a shortage of intensive care unit (ICU) beds and rising healthcare costs in resource-limited settings, clinicians need to appropriately triage admissions into ICU to avoid wasteful expenditure and unnecessary bed utilisation.
Objective. To assess the nature, appropriateness and outcome of referrals to a tertiary centre ICU.Methods. A retrospective review of ICU consults from September 2016 to February 2017 at King Edward VIII Hospital was performed. The study was approved by the University of … Show more
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