References:
- ICU Transfer Summary Consensus Panel. Identifying essential elements to include in Intensive Care Unit to hospital ward transfer summaries: A consensus methodology Journ 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.
- 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.
- Saint, S. et al. Enhancing the Safety of Critically Ill Patients by Reducing Urinary and Central Venous Catheter-related Infections Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2002.
- Evidence-based overview of preventative measures both for CVCs and Urinary Catheter infections.
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