SCCM Resource Library-Prolonged Care in the Emergency Department

Prolonged Care in the Emergency Department

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The presentation discusses the impact of emergency department (ED) crowding on critically ill patients, highlighting higher mortality and morbidity due to prolonged stays. Three studies address potential solutions: a French study shows increased mortality for overnight ED stays; Stanford's implementation of an Emergency Critical Care Program (ECCP) reduced in-hospital mortality; and the University of Michigan's ED ICU reduced ICU and hospital length of stays. These approaches suggest that dedicated critical care resources in EDs can mitigate the boarding crisis and improve outcomes, especially for patients with intermediate illness severity.

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Year in Review | Year in Review: Emergency Medicine and Prehospital Care

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Content Type Presentation

Membership Level Professional

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Year 2024

Keywords

ED crowding

critically ill patients

Emergency Critical Care Program

mortality reduction

boarding crisis

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