Key result
Early ICU admission (within 1 day of hospital admission) was associated with lower predicted and actual mortality, and fewer resources used compared to later admission.
Why the study?
Does early ICU admission (within 1 day of hospital admission) improve mortality and reduce resource use compared to later admission in general medical/surgical ICU patients?
Population
1,889 patients admitted to the general medical/surgical intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital…
Comparison
Early ICU admission vs Later ICU admission
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Should not yet change ICU triage practices; leaves open whether early admission causally improves outcomes.
Observational (n=1,889)
No
Does early ICU admission (within 1 day of hospital admission) improve mortality and reduce resource use compared to later admission in general medical/surgical ICU patients?
Early ICU admission is associated with lower mortality and resource use, suggesting that time from hospital admission to ICU admission is an important prognostic variable.
Rapoport et al. (1990) conducted an observational in ICU admission (n=1,889). Early ICU admission (within 1 day of hospital admission) vs. Later ICU admission was evaluated on Actual mortality, predicted mortality, and resource use. Early ICU admission (within 1 day of hospital admission) was associated with lower predicted and actual mortality, and fewer resources used compared to later admission.
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