Key result
The Stability and Workload Index for Transfer (SWIFT) score demonstrated poor predictive ability for unplanned ICU readmission or unexpected death within 7 days of discharge, with an AUC of 0.581.
Why the study?
Does the Stability and Workload Index for Transfer score accurately predict unplanned ICU readmissions or unexpected death within 7 days of ICU discharge in a heterogeneous group of ICU patients?
Cohort (n=7,175)
No
Does the Stability and Workload Index for Transfer score accurately predict unplanned ICU readmissions or unexpected death within 7 days of ICU discharge in a heterogeneous group of ICU patients?
Effect estimate: AUC 0.581 (95% CI 0.556-0.605)
p-value: p=<0.001
The SWIFT score performed poorly in predicting unplanned ICU readmissions or unexpected death within 7 days of discharge in a heterogeneous ICU population.
SWIFT should not guide ICU discharge decisions; leaves open need for better predictors in heterogeneous populations.
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Kastrup et al. (2013) conducted a cohort in ICU patients discharged to a general ward (n=7,175). Stability and Workload Index for Transfer (SWIFT) score was evaluated on Unplanned ICU readmissions or unexpected death within 7 days of ICU discharge (AUC 0.581, 95% CI 0.556-0.605, p=<0.001). The Stability and Workload Index for Transfer (SWIFT) score demonstrated poor predictive ability for unplanned ICU readmission or unexpected death within 7 days of discharge, with an AUC of 0.581.
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