A multi-center prospective cohort study of patient transfers from the intensive care unit to the hospital ward

To provide a 360-degree description of ICU-to-ward transfers. Prospective cohort study of 451 adults transferred from a medical–surgical ICU to a hospital ward in 10 Canadian hospitals July 2014–January 2016. Transfer processes documented in the medical record. Patient (or delegate) and provider (ICU/ward physician/nurse) perspectives solicited by survey 24–72 h after transfer. Medical records (100%) and survey responses (ICU physicians–80%, ICU...