Association between intensive care unit occupancy at discharge, afterhours discharges, and clinical outcomes: a historical cohort study.

Nicholas A FergussonSteve AhkioonNajib AyasVinay K DhingraDean R ChittockMypinder S SekhonAnish R MitraDonald E G Griesdale

Published in: Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie (2020)

Greater ICU discharge occupancy was associated with a significant increase in afterhours discharges. Nevertheless, neither discharge occupancy nor afterhours discharge were associated with 72-hr readmission or 30-day mortality.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
mechanical ventilation
cardiovascular events
risk factors
coronary artery disease