STEP 1: What questions should research answer?
We want to know what research questions matter most to you about adult critical care transfer.
You can think about any part of the process, including:
Before transfer
· How transfer decisions are made
· How patients are categorised (e.g. urgent, time-critical, capacity)
· When transfers do not go ahead and why
· Hospital readiness and preparation
· Communication with families
During transfer
· Monitoring and equipment
· Physiological stability
· Medication, sedation and pain control
· Long-distance transfers
· Environmental impact of transfer activity
After transfer
· Timeliness of care
· Completion of urgent procedures
· Patient outcomes
· Experience of patients and families
· Impact of declined or delayed transfers
Wider service questions
· Workforce and staffing
· Data systems and information capture
· Equity of access across regions
· Organisation of services
If you had funding for research in adult critical care transfer, what would you want it spent on?
You do not need to know whether research already exists — we will check that later.
You can write up to five questions.
They can be about clinical care, safety, experience, organisation, or outcomes.