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ICU/Floor Transition of Care Management - References
References
- Chopra, V. et al. Michigan Appropriateness Guide for Intravenous Catheters(MAGIC)Ann Intern Med. 2015
- Guide and decision-making support for venous access devices.
- ICU Transfer Summary Consensus Panel. Identifying essential elements to include in Intensive Care Unit to hospital ward transfer summaries: A consensus methodologyJourn of Crit Care 2019.
- Panel identified 63 distinct information elements identified as essential for inclusion in an ICU transfer summary tool to facilitate communication between providers during the transition of patient care from the ICU to a hospital ward.
- Leigh, J.P. et al. Effectiveness of an Electronic Communication Tool on Transitions in Care From the Intensive Care Unit: Protocol for a Cluster-Specific Pre-Post TrialJournal of Critical Care 2020.
- This study adds to the current literature on the effect of computerized tools on reducing communication breaks between the ICU and other PCUs during transitions in care and to ultimately improve patient safety.
- Lekshmi, S. et al. Cocreating the ICU-Pause Tool for Intensive Care Unit-Ward Transitions. ATS Scholar 2022.
- Group created a novel, more user-friendly electronic ICU–ward transfer tool, ICU-PAUSE, alongside Internal Medicine trainees.
- Lekshmi, S. et al. Characterising ICU-ward handoffs at three academic medical centres: process and perceptionsBMJ Qual Saf 2019.
- In this multisite study, despite significant process variation across sites, almost all resident physicians recalled an adverse event related to the ICU-ward handoff. Future work is needed to determine best practices for ICU-ward handoffs at academic medical centers.
- Pun, B.T. et al. Caring for Critically Ill Patients with the ABCDEF Bundle: Results of the ICU Liberation Collaborative in Over 15,000 Adults. Crit Care Med(2019).
- ABCDEF bundle performance showed significant and clinically meaningful improvements in outcomes including survival, mechanical ventilation use, coma, delirium, restraint-free care, ICU readmissions, and post-ICU discharge disposition.
- Saint, S. et al. Enhancing the Safety of Critically Ill Patients by Reducing Urinary and Central Venous Catheter-related InfectionsAm J Respir Crit Care Med 2002.
- Evidence based overview of preventative measures both for CVCs and Urinary Catheter infections.
- Starmer, A. et al. Changes in medical errors after implementation of a handoff program. N Engl J Med 2014.
- Implementation of the handoff program was associated with reductions in medical errors and in preventable adverse events and with improvements in communication, without a negative effect on workflow.
