To determine how medical intensive care unit (MICU) admission decisions are made at U.S. academic MICUs and to learn how these practices compare with the recommendations of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the American Thoracic Society.
How decisions are made to admit patients to medical intensive care units (MICUs): a survey of MICU directors at academic medical centers across the United States.
Medical Intensive Care Unit, Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA. Kristin.Walter@Reshealthcare.org