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Published in: Critical Care 2/2002

01-04-2002 | Commentary

Intensive care transfers

Authors: Philip Hopkins, Anthony H Wolff

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 2/2002

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Abstract

The demand for intensive care has increased relentlessly over the past 30 years. It is now regarded as a necessity rather than a luxury. The provision of intensive care has lagged behind that demand. Thus, patients who are judged to need intensive care when a bed is unavailable are increasingly transferred to another hospital for such care. The present commentary discusses intensive care transfers and describes a website being trialled in the UK that helps with locating available intensive care beds.
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Metadata
Title
Intensive care transfers
Authors
Philip Hopkins
Anthony H Wolff
Publication date
01-04-2002
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 2/2002
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc1470

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