Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Joseph L. Nates, MD, MBA, FCCM, about the article, “Intensive Care Unit Admission, Discharge, and Triage Guidelines: A Framework to Enhance Clinical Operations, Development of Institutional Policies, and Further Research,” published in Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Nates is Professor, Deputy Chair, and ICU Medical Director of the Department of Critical Care, Division of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. In this article, Dr. Nates and coauthors update SCCM’s guidelines for ICU admission, discharge, and triage, providing a framework for clinical practice, the development of institutional policies, and further research.
