ICU admissions after actual or planned hospital discharge

ICU admissions after actual or planned hospital discharge. Chest, vol. 136(5), Nov. 2009, p.1257-1262.

Chawla, S., et al.

http://chestjournal.chestpubs.org/content/136/5/1257.full

Unexpected ICU admissions may result from early or premature discharge from the hospital. We sought to determine the incidence, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of patients admitted to the ICU after actual or planned hospital discharge and to analyze whether the need for ICU admission was related or unrelated to the associated hospitalization.