Journal article
Emergency department length of stay for patients requiring mechanical ventilation: a prospective observational study
Abstract
BackgroundRecommendations for acceptable emergency department (ED) length of stay (LOS) vary internationally with ≤ 8 h generally considered acceptable. Protracted ED LOS may place critically ill patients requiring mechanical ventilation at increased risk of adverse events as most EDs are not resourced for longitudinal delivery of critical care. Our objective was to quantify the ED LOS for mechanically ventilated patients (invasive and/or …
Authors
Rose L; Gray S; Burns K; Atzema C; Kiss A; Worster A; Scales DC; Rubenfeld G; Lee J
Journal
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, Vol. 20, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
2012
DOI
10.1186/1757-7241-20-30
ISSN
1757-7241