Out-of-hours discharge from intensive care, in-hospital mortality and intensive care readmission rates: a systematic review protocol.

Most patients are discharged from an intensive care unit with an expectation that they will survive their hospital stay, yet these patients have high subsequent in-hospital mortality. Patients are frequently discharged from an intensive care unit to a lower level of hospital care in the evenings and...

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Main Authors: Vollam, S, Dutton, S, Young, D, Watkinson, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2015