Critical care services and personnel: Recommendations based on a system of categorization into two levels of care

Marilyn T. Haupt, Carolyn E. Bekes, Robert W. Bayly, Richard J. Brilli, Linda C. Carl, Michael N. Diringer, Dennis M. Greenbaum, Judith Jacobi, Michael S. Jastremski, Stanley A. Nasraway, Diana L. Nikas, W. Eric Scott, Antoinette Spevetz, James R. Stone, Jonathan Warren, Suzanne K. Wedel

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Abstract

Objectives: To recommend hospital services and personnel requirements for the provision of optimal care to critically ill patients. Requirements for hospitals with comprehensive resources, as well as for hospitals with limited resources, are addressed. Data Sources: a) Consensus opinion of critical care physicians, nurses, and pharmacists; and b) published guidelines of organizational and administrative topics addressing the provision of critical care by physicians and nurses, the pharmacologic approach to the critically ill patient, and diagnostic and laboratory testing in the management of critically ill patients. Conclusion: By combining the strengths and expertise of multidisciplinary critical care specialists, these guidelines provide a framework in which hospitals of varying resources may optimize the care of critically ill patients.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)422-426
Number of pages5
JournalCritical care medicine
Volume27
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1999

Keywords

  • Critical care personnel
  • Critical care services
  • Guidelines
  • Hospital care levels

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