Hospital factors that influence intensive care unit (ICU) admission decision-making: a qualitative study of eight hospitals
Study context
- Population
- Clinicians and staff (nurses, physicians, other staff) at 8 United States (US) hospitals24 nurses, 52 physicians, 11 other staff
- Participants
- 87 clinicians
- Outcome
- Hospital-level factors influencing ICU admission decision-making
Methodological detailssemi-structured one-on-one interviews, site visits and clinical observations, multicentre (8 US hospitals), 40 h of observation of ICU operations across the 8 hospitals
- Semi-structured one-on-one interviews
- Site visits and clinical observations
- Multicentre (8 US hospitals)
- 40 h of observation of ICU operations across the 8 hospitals
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Number of hospital-level factors identified
- 4
Original publication
Hospital factors that influence ICU admission decision-making: a qualitative study of eight hospitals. Intensive Care Med. Published 23 March 2023. doi:10.
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