The Interhospital Medical Intensive Care Unit Transfer Instrument Facilitates Early Implementation of Critical Therapies and Is Associated With Fewer Emergent Procedures Upon Arrival.

Background: Interhospital transportation of critically ill patients is challenging. The risk incurred by the patient is compounded when stabilization and application of appropriate therapies are delayed. The purpose of this study was to first develop an interhospital intensive care unit (ICU) transfer instrument to systematize communication and determine feasibility of use.