Premature discharge of patients from ICU increases mortality

Association between time of discharge from ICU and hospital mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND Epidemiological studies have provided inconsistent results on whether intensive care unit (ICU) discharge at night and on weekends is associated with an increased risk of mortality. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine whether ICU discharge time was associated with hospital mortality. METHODS The PubMed, Embase, and Scopus databases were searched to identify ...

Mortality associated with timing of admission to and discharge from ICU: a retrospective cohort study

BACKGROUND Although the association between mortality and admission to intensive care units (ICU) in the "after hours" (weekends and nights) has been the topic of extensive investigation, the timing of discharge from ICU and outcome has been less well investigated. The objective of this study was to assess effect of timing of admission to and discharge from ICUs and subsequent risk for death. ...

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

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 and post-ICU in-hospital mortality, (2) describe ICU discharge practices in Dutch hospitals, and (3) stud...

Premature discharge from methadone treatment: patient perspectives.

Longer retention in drug abuse treatment is associated with better patient outcomes, and research indicates the first 12 months of methadone treatment are critical to patient success. Nevertheless, large-scale multisite longitudinal studies over the past three decades indicate that the majority of patients drop out during the first year of methadone treatment. Through an examination of 42 quali...

The Impact of an ICU Liason Nurse on Discharge Delay in Patients after Prolonged ICU Stay