FACTS-Care was created in response to major challenges in the care of CVT patients:
-A rapid evolution in critical care concepts, pharmacology and technology.
-The unique physiologic states and complications experienced by CVT patients
-The aging CVT patient population with more advanced primary disease and associated conditions.
-Major changes in surgical and interventional techniques and thei
r technology
-Newly-adopted national regulations limiting house staff work hours that accentuate the shortage of critical care staff.
-The difficulty in providing comfortable care with patients subjected to multiple negative sensory inputs including monitoring sounds, alarms, technical language, and procedures.
-The increasing number of disciplines included in the CVT critical care team.
-The well-documented compromises in medical practice safety. These challenges were coupled with a major limitation:
-The lack of multi-disciplinary educational activities for health care professionals that focus on the specialty of CVT critical care.
