Exit block in the intensive care unit

Anstey, Matthew H; Thompson, Kelly; Seppelt, Ian

doi:10.5694/mja16.00547

Topics

Anesthesia, analgesia and pain

Health services administration

To the Editor:

1 Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, WA
2 The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, NSW
3 Nepean Hospital, Sydney, NSW
4 Sydney Medical School Nepean, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW

Correspondence: matthew.anstey@health.wa.gov.au

Acknowledgements:

We acknowledge The George Institute for Global Health, the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group, and all ICUs that participated in the 2014 Point Prevalence Program Study Day 8.

Competing interests:

No relevant disclosures.

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