Background Many intensive care (ICU) survivors experience early unplanned hospital
readmission, but the reasons and potential prevention strategies are poorly understood. We …

Introduction Survivors of critical illness experience multidimensional disabilities that reduce
quality of life, and 25–30% require unplanned hospital readmission within 3 months …

Background Intensive care unit (ICU) survivors experience high levels of morbidity after
hospital discharge and are at high risk of unplanned hospital readmission. Identifying those …

Objectives: To determine factors independently associated with readmission to ICU and the
independent association of readmission with subsequent mortality. Design: Prospective …

Background Quantitative studies have demonstrated several factors predictive of
readmissions to intensive care. Clinical decision tools, derived from these factors have failed …

ICU readmissions are a commonly used quality measure but despite decades of research,
these adverse events continue to occur. Of particular concern is that readmitted patients …

Background Reducing the 30-day unplanned hospital readmission rate is a goal for
physicians and policymakers in order to improve quality of care. However, data on the …

Objective To evaluate risk factors in critically ill patients who were readmitted to an intensive
care unit (ICU) during their hospital stay. Design Prospective multicenter cohort study …

Objectives: The rate of unplanned ICU readmissions is often considered a measure of
hospital performance. However, the degree to which these readmissions are preventable …

Survivors of critical illness frequently require increased healthcare resources after hospital
discharge. We undertook a systematic review and meta‐analysis to assess hospital re …