Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients Discharged Directly Home From a Medical Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Volume: 36, Issue: 12, Pages: 1431 - 1435
Published: Sep 21, 2020
Abstract
To evaluate the safety of directly discharging patients home from the medical intensive care unit (MICU).Single-center retrospective observational study of consecutive MICU direct discharges to home from an urban university hospital between June, 1, 2017, and June 30, 2019.Of 1061 MICU discharges, 331 (31.2%) patients were eligible for analysis. Patients were divided into 2 groups based on duration of wait-time (< or ≥24 hours) between ward...
Paper Details
Title
Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients Discharged Directly Home From a Medical Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Published Date
Sep 21, 2020
Volume
36
Issue
12
Pages
1431 - 1435
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