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343 consecutive patients admitted to the medical ICU of a single medical center from January 1, 2008 to…
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May support readmission risk estimation at ICU discharge; leaves open need for prospective validation before clinical use.
A prediction index based on five clinical factors (male sex, diabetes, CRRT, WBC count, and heart rate) can help estimate the risk of unexpected medical ICU readmission.
Jo et al. (2015) studied this question.
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