Intensive care unit readmission prevention checklist: Is it worth the effort?

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 348-351

  Smischney, Nathan J ^a   Cawcutt, Kelly A ^a   O'Horo, John C ^a   Sevilla Berrios, Ronaldo A ^a   Whalen, Francis X ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

dismissal checklist; electronic; intensive care unit; paper; quality improvement; refined; unplanned readmission

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; READMISSION PREVENTION CHECKLIST; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SURGICAL PATIENT; TACHYCARDIA; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CHECKLIST; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MINNESOTA; PATIENT READMISSION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84903980647     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jep.12135     Document Type: Article

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