A multicentre evaluation of two intensive care unit triage protocols for use in an influenza pandemic.

The article focuses on a study which analyzed the increase in intensive care unit (ICU) bed availability resulting from the use of the New South Wales and Ontario Health Plan for an Influenza Pandemic (OHPIP) triage protocols. The study included eight Australian, adult, general ICU patients and was conducted between September 2009 and May 2010. Study authors concluded that triage protocols resulted in increased ICU bed availability.