Harbor:Scheduled dialysis patients in ED

1. The router will place them on the pre-arrivals each AM (M/W/F)
2. HD times should be 5-9a and 930-130p
3. They will receive a MSE at triage – if they decline the MSE and only want their scheduled HD, please document that “the patient declined a MSE and no emergent medical condition exists at this time” in the MSE note and we are done from the ED perspective
4. If the patient appears unstable, please discuss with one of the AED attendings to determine if they need to be on an AED team or simply need dialysis with a call to the nephrologist for urgent evaluation.
5. Once the MSE is performed, they will be taken to one of our HD rooms – preferentially Gold 29, then RME 19, then Acute 15 (likely a max of 2 rooms at a time).
6. They will be cared for by the nephrologist (typically Dr. Anuja Shah) who will place the discharge orders (so these patients should NOT be placed on AED teams).
7. If for some reason Dr. Shah is unable to evaluate the patient prior to discharge, the FastTrack NP (not resident) will briefly evaluate the patient when ready for discharge - documenting vitals, heart, lung, and lower extremity exam, and page Dr. Shah to clear for dispo and subsequently print the discharge instructions (“HEMODIALYSIS” patient education).
8. The NP will forward the chart to Dr. Shah, not ED R4 or Attending.

Chappell 12-1-17

See Also

• Harbor:Main