TSICU:Admissions
Every admission to the TSICU requires Trauma/SICU Attending approval
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
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