Telemetry Monitoring: Are Admission Criteria Based on Evidence?

Does this patient need telemetry? An analysis of telemetry ordering practices at an academic medical center

“…For GI bleeding, telemetry does not decrease re‐bleeding, length of stay, or 30‐day mortality rates . Similarly, hemodynamically stable patients with PE on anticoagulation likely do not require telemetry monitoring . For septic patients, the role of telemetry is unclear since those most at risk for new‐onset atrial fibrillation were admitted to the ICU with acute organ dysfunction or mechanical ventilation .…”