If our study hospital does not have a separate HDU from our PICU, how should we determine when a patient is effectively discharged to HDU and when should we stop collecting the daily hospital data?
The daily hospital data collection stops when the patient is physically discharged from the PICU or at the point a patient is considered an HDU patient. If your unit is a mix of PICU and HDU patients then local practice for determining an HDU status is acceptable, this may be when a patient is >6hrs post extubation.
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- If our study hospital does not have a separate HDU from our PICU, how should we determine when a patient is effectively discharged to HDU and when should we stop collecting the daily hospital data?
- If a patient is discharged from the PICU/CICU, but readmitted to the PICU/CICU after 24 hours and within the 30 day study period. Should we resume collecting the hospital data of the CRF?
- How does a hospital determine if a patient has to be transferred from one hospital to another?
