Key result
Among 136 early unplanned ICU readmissions, only 11.8% (95% CI, 6.9-18.4) were considered preventable, while 88.2% were nonpreventable.
Population
136 adult patients discharged alive from their first ICU admission with an unplanned readmission within 48…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
48 hours
Authors
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ICU readmission rates warrant caution as performance metrics; leaves open their validity as quality indicators pending prospective studies.
Cohort (n=136)
No
Absolute Event Rate: 11.8% vs 88.2%
The vast majority of early ICU readmissions are nonpreventable, suggesting that ICU readmission rates may be a poor measure of hospital performance.
Al‐Jaghbeer et al. (2016) conducted a cohort in Unplanned ICU readmission (n=136). Preventable ICU readmission vs. Nonpreventable ICU readmission was evaluated on Frequency of potentially preventable ICU readmissions (95% CI 6.9-18.4). Among 136 early unplanned ICU readmissions, only 11.8% (95% CI, 6.9-18.4) were considered preventable, while 88.2% were nonpreventable.
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