Guidelines on admission and discharge for adult intermediate care units. American College of Critical Care Medicine of the Society of Critical Care Medicine.
OBJECTIVE
To present guidelines for writing admission and discharge policies for adult intermediate care units.


METHODS
Opinion of practitioners with experience and expertise in managing critical and intermediate care units.


RESULTS
Consensus was reached regarding the characteristics of patients best suited for management in an intermediate care unit, as supported by a literature review.


CONCLUSIONS
Criteria were developed that define patients who are optimal candidates for management in an intermediate care unit.
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D000328:Adult; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000592:standards*; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000592:standards*; D011383:Progressive Patient Care