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Guideline
. 1998 Mar;26(3):607-10.
doi: 10.1097/00003246-199803000-00039.

Guidelines on admission and discharge for adult intermediate care units. American College of Critical Care Medicine of the Society of Critical Care Medicine

S A Nasraway, I L Cohen, R C Dennis, M A Howenstein, D K Nikas, J Warren, S K Wedel
Guideline

Guidelines on admission and discharge for adult intermediate care units. American College of Critical Care Medicine of the Society of Critical Care Medicine

S A Nasraway et al. Crit Care Med. 1998 Mar.

Abstract

Objective: To present guidelines for writing admission and discharge policies for adult intermediate care units.

Data sources: Opinion of practitioners with experience and expertise in managing critical and intermediate care units.

Data synthesis: Consensus was reached regarding the characteristics of patients best suited for management in an intermediate care unit, as supported by a literature review.

Conclusion: Criteria were developed that define patients who are optimal candidates for management in an intermediate care unit.

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