Using ICU readmissions as a marker of care quality: time for a rethink?
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As with any measure of care quality, ICU readmissions have distinct limitations. The aim of this paper is to highlight the conceptual problems inherent in examining ICU readmissions and using them as a key performance indicator. This paper serves to inform clinicians, researchers and policy-makers of issues to consider when using ICU readmission rates as a measure of care quality, and proposes an alternate definition of ICU readmission.
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