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7. ICU admission process

 
Key findings
  • Evening was the busiest time for new medical admissions to ICU, followed by night
    and lastly day.
  • One in four patients were admitted to ICU without consultant intensivist involvement.
  • Amongst the 40% of cases, where data were available, approximately one in four patients were not reviewed by a consultant intensivist within 12 hours of admission to ICU.