Factors contributing to adverse events after ICU discharge: A survey of liaison nurses

Australian Critical Care

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 76-80

  Elliott, Malcolm ^a,b,c   Worrall Carter, Linda ^d   Page, Karen ^e  

^a St Vincent's Centre for Nursing Research   (Australia)

^b Holmesglen Institute   (Australia)

^c Australian Catholic University ^*  (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e NATIONAL HEART FOUNDATION OF AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adverse event; Discharge; Intensive care; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL HANDOVER; COMORBIDITY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMORBIDITY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT HANDOFF; PATIENT TRANSFER; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84881263530     PISSN: 10367314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2012.07.005     Document Type: Article

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