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

Acutely ill patients are commonly found on general hospital wards; some of these are
patients who have been recently discharged from an intensive care unit (ICU). These …

Rationale: Readmission to the intensive care unit (ICU) is associated with poor clinical
outcomes, increased length of ICU and hospital stay, and higher costs. Nevertheless …

Purpose To determine the epidemiology, in-hospital mortality, trends, patient characteristics
and predictors of intensive care unit (ICU) readmission in Australia. Methods A retrospective …

Objectives: To evaluate the pattern of unplanned readmissions to the intensive care unit and
identify patients at risk of readmission. Design: Nested case-referent study. Setting: Tertiary …

In this issue of Critical Care Medicine, Dr. Gajic and colleagues (1) describe the initial
development and validation of the Stability and Workload Index for Transfer (SWIFT) score …

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 …

Background: Readmission to intensive care during the same hospital stay has been
associated with a greater risk of in-hospital mortality and has been suggested as a marker of …

Background. Although patients readmitted to intensive care units (ICUs) typically have poor
outcomes, ICU readmission rates have not been studied as a measure of hospital …

Purpose To investigate the characteristics and outcomes of surgical patients who were
readmitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Methods The data were collected for all …