TY - JOUR
T1 - Mortality related to after-hours discharge from intensive care in Australia and New Zealand, 2005-2012
AU - Gantner, Dashiell
AU - Farley, K J
AU - Bailey, Michael John
AU - Huckson, Sue
AU - Hicks, Peter
AU - Pilcher, David V
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - After-hours discharge from the intensive care unit (ICU) is associated with adverse patient outcomes including increased ICU readmissions and mortality. Since Australian and New Zealand data were last published, overall ICU patient mortality has decreased; however it is unknown whether changes in discharge practices have contributed to these improved outcomes. Our aim was to examine trends over time in discharge timing and the contemporary associations with mortality and ICU readmission.
AB - After-hours discharge from the intensive care unit (ICU) is associated with adverse patient outcomes including increased ICU readmissions and mortality. Since Australian and New Zealand data were last published, overall ICU patient mortality has decreased; however it is unknown whether changes in discharge practices have contributed to these improved outcomes. Our aim was to examine trends over time in discharge timing and the contemporary associations with mortality and ICU readmission.
UR - http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00134-014-3438-x
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84919338414
U2 - 10.1007/s00134-014-3438-x
DO - 10.1007/s00134-014-3438-x
M3 - Article
SN - 0342-4642
VL - 40
SP - 1528
EP - 1535
JO - Intensive Care Medicine
JF - Intensive Care Medicine
IS - 10
ER -