Critical care transition programs and the risk of readmission or death after discharge from an ICU: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Daniel J. Niven; Jaime F. Bastos; Henry T. Stelfox

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Critical care transition programs and the risk of readmission or death after discharge from an ICU: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

January 9, 2014

Niven DJ, Bastos JF, Stelfox HT. Crit Care Med. 2014;42(1):179-87.

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Formal transition programs for patients being discharged from the intensive care unit (ICU) to general wards, which generally involved proactive surveillance by a nurse or physician, were associated with a decreased risk of readmission to the ICU.

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