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Published in: Critical Care 4/2009

01-08-2009 | Review

Pro/con debate: Do the benefits of regionalized critical care delivery outweigh the risks of interfacility patient transport?

Authors: Jeffrey M Singh, Russell D MacDonald

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 4/2009

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Abstract

You are providing input in planning for critical care services to a large regional health authority. You are considering concentrating some critical care services into high-volume regional centres of excellence, as has been done in other fields of medicine. In your region, this would require several centres with differing levels of expertise that are geographically separated. Given there are inherent risks and time delays associated with interfacility patient transport, you debate whether these potential risks outweigh the benefits of regional centres of excellence.
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Metadata
Title
Pro/con debate: Do the benefits of regionalized critical care delivery outweigh the risks of interfacility patient transport?
Authors
Jeffrey M Singh
Russell D MacDonald
Publication date
01-08-2009
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 4/2009
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc7883

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