AB094. SOH22ABS009. A review of critical care referral practices in a university teaching hospital

Abstract

Background: We studied a tertiary referral Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with a critical care admission rate of over 1,300 patients per year. A key element of critical care practice is reviewing potential patients for admission to the ICU ward. In this study, we sought to outline the varying practices surrounding ICU referrals and the workload involved in reviewing critically ill patients prior to their admission.