title: Effectiveness of collaboration between emergency department and intensive care unit teams on mortality rates of patients presenting with critical illness: a quantitative systematic review protocol.
abstract: The objective of this review is to identify the effectiveness of collaboration between emergency department (ED) and intensive care unit teams on mortality rates of critically ill adult patients in the ED.
authors.affiliation: 1College of Health Professions, Pace University, New York, New York, USA 2The Northeast Institute for Evidence Synthesis and Translation (NEST): a Joanna Briggs Institute Center of Excellence.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sahadeo
authors.forename: Kerchelle
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McDowald
authors.forename: Svetlana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Direktor
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Hynes
authors.forename: Margaret E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Rogers
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000401:mortality*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007902:Length of Stay; D000078202:Systematic Reviews as Topic