Perioperative medicine & outcomes
Profiles of the patients admitted to intermediate care units in France: Admission criteria appropriateness and potential outcome benefits (UNISURC project part 2)
Authors' conclusion
These observations provide a rationale supporting the contribution of IMCU implementation in hospitals caring for patients requiring critical-care trajectories.
Study context
- Population
- Patients admitted to 12 intermediate care units (IMCUs) in seven French hospitals from the ED, post-ICU or post-surgery398 analysed
- Participants
- 437 patients
- Exposure
- IMCU stay vs no IMCU stay
- IMCUn = 260
- No IMCUn = 138reference
- Outcome
- Mortality rate
- Follow-up
- 7 days post-inclusion
Methodological detailsmulticentre, observational
- Multicentre
- Observational
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Crude total 7-day mortality · 7 days
P = 0.048
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Secondary outcomes
Median
| Outcome | ED | Post-ICU | Post-operative |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAPS II at IMCU entry by trajectory | 17 (IQR 12–24) | 32 (IQR 26–53) | 19 (IQR 13–25) |
| Nursing workload (NEMS) by trajectory | 16 (IQR 14–27) | 15 (IQR 9–21) | 18 (IQR 15–21) |
- SAPS II at IMCU entry by trajectory: p < 0.05
- Nursing workload (NEMS) by trajectory: p = 0.071
IMCU-admission criteria
- Close accordance with previous Delphi-survey selection items (56/63 items used)
Original publication
Profiles of the patients admitted to intermediate care units in France: Admission criteria appropriateness and potential outcome benefits (UNISURC project part 2). J Crit Care. Published 16 April 2025. doi:10.
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