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Table 3 Invasive procedures completed in patients admitted to an ICU directly from the ED

From: Critical Care in the Emergency Department: An assessment of the length of stay and invasive procedures performed on critically ill ED patients

 

Prehospital

(n, #)

Emergency Department

ICU <6 h*

ICU 6-24 h$

Endotracheal Intubation

125/178 (70.2%)

38/125 (30.4%)

Paramedic 38/38

80/125 (64.0%)

Staff: 35/80

Resident: 15/80

Paramedic: 4/80

Not recorded: 26/80

4/125 (3.2%)

Staff:0/4

Resident: 4/4

3/125 (2.4%)

Staff: 0/3

Resident: 3/3

Central venous catheter

56/178 (31.5%)

0

10/56(17.9%)

Staff:3/10

Resident: 6/10

Not recorded: 1/10

30/56 (53.6%)

Staff: 3/30

Resident:27/30

16/56 (28.6%)

Staff: 1/16

Resident: 14/16

Other%:1/16

Arterial Line Catheter

99/178 (55.6%)

0

14/99 (14.1%)

Staff: 3/14

Resident: 9/14

Not recorded: 2/14

71/99 (71.7%)

Staff:8/71

Resident: 60/71

Other: 3/71

14/99 (14.1%)

Staff: 3/14

Resident:8/14

Other:3/14

Chest Tube

8/178 (4.5%)

0

4/8 (50.0%)

Staff: 1/4

Resident: 1/4

Not recorded: 2/4

1/8 (12.5%)

Staff:0/1

Resident0/1:

Other:1/1

3/8 (37.5%)

Staff:0/3

Resident3/3:

  1. (n = number of patients with ED diagnosis)
  2. * Procedure completed within 6 hours of ICU admissions
  3. $ Procedure completed >6 hours after ICU admission, but within first 24 hours of ICU admission.
  4. % Other: hospitalist, medical student
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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

ISSN: 1757-7241