A PICO paper, APA 7. Outline added with the sources. A nursing-related topic. Minimum of 2 pages, maximum of 3 pages. P (Population): Critically ill adult patients who require ICU admission but are bo

A PICO paper, APA 7. Outline added with the sources. A nursing-related topic. Minimum of 2 pages, maximum of 3 pages.

P (Population): Critically ill adult patients who require ICU admission but are boarding in the emergency department because no ICU bed is available

I (Intervention): ED-based critical care, such as an ED-ICU or a dedicated ED critical care team, delivered while the patient waits for an ICU bed

C (Comparison): Usual ED care, where the ED team manages the patient until an ICU bed opens

O (Outcomes): In-hospital mortality, ICU length of stay, and hospital length of stay

PICO question

In critically ill adult patients boarding in the emergency department while awaiting an ICU bed, does ED-based critical care, compared with usual ED care, reduce in-hospital mortality and ICU and hospital length of stay?