An observational study to determine the effect of delayed admission to the intensive care unit on patient outcome.docVIP

O’Callaghanetal.CriticalCare2012,16:R173 /content/16/5/R173 RESEARCH OpenAccess Anobservationalstudytodeterminetheeffectof delayedadmissiontotheintensivecareuniton patientoutcome DavidJPO’Callaghan1,2,ParveenJayia2,EystonVaughan-Huxley2,MichaelGribbon2,MaieTempleton2, JamesRASkipworth3andAnthonyCGordon1,2* Abstract Introduction:Delayedpatientadmissiontotheintensivecareunit(ICU)duetolackofbedavailabilityisa commonproblem,buttheeffectonpatientoutcomeisnotfullyknown. Methods:Aretrospectivestudywasperformedusingdepartmentalcomputerisedrecordstodeterminetheeffect ofdelayedICUadmissionandtemporary