Variation in rates of ICU readmissions and post-ICU in-hospital mortality and their association with ICU discharge practices

• Main Authors: Nelleke van Sluisveld (Author), Ferishta Bakhshi-Raiez (Author), Nicolette de Keizer (Author), Rebecca Holman (Author), Gert Wester (Author), Hub Wollersheim (Author), Johannes G. van der Hoeven (Author), Marieke Zegers (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Variation in intensive care unit (ICU) readmissions and in-hospital mortality after ICU discharge may indicate potential for improvement and could be explained by ICU discharge practices. Our objective was threefold: (1) describe variation in rates of ICU readmissions within 48 h...