POLICY AND PROCEDURE ON BED MANAGEMENT IN ICU
POLICY AND PROCEDURE ON BED MANAGEMENT IN ICU
ICU
shall try to keep 10% of its beds vacant at all times to meet any unexpected
emergency situations.
ICU
beds shall be used only for patients who require Intensive care. Admission to
ICU shall be guided by admission criteria as given in document ‘admission and
discharge criteria’. Patient shall be discharged from ICU as soon as discharged
criteria are fulfilled.
In
case of bed shortage in ICU, patient requiring Intensive care shall be managed
in ER ICU. Every effort shall be made to arrange a bed for the patient by
discharging the patient from ICU who meets the discharge criteria. (TRIAGE
policy may be considered in selecting patients requiring ICU care)
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