Why the study?
Does the introduction of a critical care outreach team improve patient survival to discharge from hospital and reduce readmission to critical care in patients discharged from the critical care unit?
Population
Patients discharged from the critical care unit after their first or only admission at a tertiary referral…
Comparison
Introduction of a critical care outreach team vs Standard care before the introduction of the…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Until hospital discharge
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May support outreach teams post-ICU; leaves open whether benefits are causal pending randomized trials.
Does the introduction of a critical care outreach team improve patient survival to discharge from hospital and reduce readmission to critical care in patients discharged from the critical care unit?
The implementation of a critical care outreach team improves survival to hospital discharge and reduces critical care readmissions for patients discharged from the ICU.
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