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Introduction of discharge plan to reduce adverse events within 72 hours of discharge from the ICU.
Williams TA, Leslie GD, Elliott N, Brearley L, Dobb GJ. J Nurs Care Qual. 2010;25:73-79.

A structured discharge plan was associated with a reduction in preventable adverse events (but an increase in overall adverse events) in patients who had been recently discharged from the intensive care unit.
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