Association of severity of illness and intensive care unit readmission: A systematic review

Heart and Lung

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 3-9.e2

  Wong, Evan G ^a,b   Parker, Ann M ^c   Leung, Doris G ^c,d   Brigham, Emily P ^c   Arbaje, Alicia I ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intensive care unit; Outcomes; Readmission; Severity of illness; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADULT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; LENGTH OF STAY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION;

EID: 84951778943     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: 15273288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2015.10.040     Document Type: Review

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