A roadmap for developing an emergency department based critical care consultation service: Building the early intervention team (EIT)

Authors

Morgan Howard, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Jacqueline Pflaum, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Gina Hurst, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Jayna Gardner-Gray, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Harish Kinni, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Victor Coba, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Emanuel Rivers, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Namita Jayaprakash, Henry Ford HealthFollow

Recommended Citation

Howard M, Pflaum-Carlson J, Hurst G, Gardner-Gray J, Kinni H, Coba V, Rivers E, and Jayaprakash N. A roadmap for developing an emergency department based critical care consultation service: Building the early intervention team (EIT). Am J Emerg Med 2023; 66:81-84.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-1-2023

Publication Title

The American journal of emergency medicine

Abstract

Emergency Department (ED) crowding and boarding impact safe and effective health care delivery. ED clinicians must balance caring for new arrivals who require stabilization and resuscitation as well as those who need longitudinal care and re-evaluation. These challenges are magnified in the setting of critically ill patients boarding for the intensive care unit. Boarding is a complex issue that has multiple solutions based on resources at individual institutions. Several different models have been described for delivery of critical care in the ED. Here, we describe the development of an ED based critical care consultation service, the early intervention team, at an urban academic ED.

Medical Subject Headings

Humans; Critical Care; Intensive Care Units; Resuscitation; Referral and Consultation; Emergency Service, Hospital; Crowding; Length of Stay

PubMed ID

36736063

Volume

66

First Page

81

Last Page

84