Challenging Organizational Factors Associated With Admission Delay to Intensive Care Unit-A Novel Quality Indicator.

Background: Delays in admitting patients to the intensive care unit ICU) can defer the timely initiation of life-sustaining therapies and invasive monitoring, jeopardizing the success of the treatment. Nevertheless, the availability of research on interventions that reduce or minimize admission delays is limited.

Objectives: The current study aimed to assess the factors related to delays in admission times of critically ill patients transferred to the ICU.