bed, and that each ICU should define the scope of its services and the patient population it serves. The guidelines recommended a multi-professional team be responsible for writing and implementing the guidelines for a particular unit, and that the ICU Committee should include those who regularly provide service to ICU patients, e.g. nurses, physicians, social workers, respiratory therapists, etc.
These guidelines are applicable in any critical care unit, and include methods for prioritizing patients. They give guidelines for admission and discharge criteria, as well as for triage. These guidelines would be useful as a starting point in developing the guidelines to be used in a specific unit. The information contained in these guidelines is still valid t
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