After-hours discharge from intensive care: Impact on outcome

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 475-476

  Santamaria, J ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DETERIORATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NURSING CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME; WARD;

EID: 34548215647     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0703500402     Document Type: Editorial

References (7)

1. Wilson RM, Runciman WB, Gibberd RW, Harrison BT, Newby L, Hamilton JD. The quality in Australian health care study. Med J Aust 1995; 163:458-471.
2. Ehsani JP, Jackson T, Duckett SJ. The incidence and cost of adverse events in Victorian hospitals 2003-04. Med J Aust 2006; 184:551-555.
3. Goldfrad C, Rowan K. Consequences of discharges from intensive care at night. Lancet 2000; 355:1138-1142.
4. Duke GJ, Green JV, Briedis JH. Night-shift discharge from intensive care unit increases the mortality-risk of ICU survivors. Anaesth Intensive Care 2004; 32:697-701.
5. Tobin AE, Santamaria JD. After-hours discharges from intensive care are associated with increased mortality. Med J Aust 2006; 184:334-337.
6. Pilcher DV, Duke GJ, George C, Bailey MJ, Hart G. After-hours discharge for intensive care increases the risk of readmission and death. Anaesth Intensive Care 2007; 477-485.
7. Beck DH, McQuillan P, Smith GB. Waiting for the break of dawn? The effects of discharge time, discharge TISS scores and discharge facility on hospital mortality after intensive care. Intensive Care Med 2002; 28:1287-1293.