Critical care transition programs and the risk of readmission or death after discharge from an ICU: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 179-187

  Niven, Daniel J ^a   Bastos, Jaime F ^a,b   Stelfox, Henry T ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

adverse event; critical care outreach; critical illness; discharge; medical emergency team; mortality; readmission

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRITICAL CARE TRANSITION PROGRAM; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTENSIVIST; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84891560637     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3182a272c0     Document Type: Article

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