Review Article
An Integrative Literature Review of Organisational Factors Associated with Admission and Discharge Delays in Critical Care
Table 3
Organisational factors contributing to ICU admission and discharge delays.
| Contributing factor | Admission | Discharge |
| Information management and teamwork | | | Conflicting goals | | [24] | Teamwork issues | | [24] | Communication breakdowns | | [24–26] | Lack of shared situational awareness | | [24–26] | Lack of resources | | | Busy workload (unit/hospital) | [28] | [24, 29, 32] | Lack of an available bed | [28] | [24, 29, 32, 33] | Specific bed placement requirements due to, for example, infection precautions | | [29, 32] | Lack of adequate staff | [28] | [29, 32, 33] | Receiving unit not ready for transfer | [28] | [24] | Time of discharge (night and weekend transfers) | | [29, 32, 33] |
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