TSICU:Admissions

Coming Soon: ER to TSICU Handoff

From the Emergency Room

• Following approval by the Trauma/SICU Attending, the charge or relief RN will be notified and a unit bed assigned
• At minimum, the following patient information should be conveyed (Name, MRN, admission diagnosis, clinical condition)
• Bed assignment requires notification of bed control
• An ER RN to SICU RN handoff must take place PRIOR to the patient's arrival in the TSICU
• A formal handoff is to take place between a member of the on-call surgery team and a member of the TSICU team
  • iPASS Handoff Tool

• Any clinical concerns or signs of deterioration requires IMMEDIATE notification of the Trauma or TSICU Attending
  • TSICU:Mandatory Call Criteria

From the OR

• Patients previously admitted to the TSICU
• New TSICU admissions or patients not previously admitted to the TSICU
  • OR to SICU Handoff
• Elective operations in which TSICU admission is anticipated should be communicated with the TSICU at least 1 day prior to the elective case