Table 1.

Classification of medically essential admissions at the intermediate care unit

Criteria medically essential admissions
Nursing workload	TISS≥18
Single-specific nursing interventions	Vasoactive medication
	Intravenous fluid replacement of large fluid losses under pressure
	Peripheral arterial catheter
	Status after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (<24 hours)
	Hemofiltration
	Active diuresis
	Treatment of complicated acidosis or alkalosis
	Specific invasive interventions (endoscopy, assisting thorax tube or central venous line placement)
Specific reasons for admission	Cardiac monitoring
	Blood pressure control
	Respiratory insufficiency
	Bleeding
	Sepsis

TISS, Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System.