Comparison of Unplanned Intensive Care Unit Readmission Scores: A Prospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Early discharge from the intensive care unit (ICU) may constitute a strategy of resource consumption optimization; however, unplanned readmission of hospitalized patients to an ICU is associated with a worse outcome. We aimed to compare the effectiveness of the Stability and Workload Index for Transfer score (SWIFT), Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score (SOFA) and simplified Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System (TISS-28) in predicting unplanned ICU readmission or unexpected death in the first 48 hours after discharge from the ICU.

Methods

We conducted a prospective cohort study in a single tertiary hospital in southern Brazil. All adult patients admitted to the ICU for more than 24 hours from January 2008 to December 2009 were evaluated. SWIFT, SOFA and TISS-

SUBMITTER: Rosa RG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4658118 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature