Association of severity of illness and intensive care unit readmission: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine whether ICU readmission is associated with higher severity of illness scores in adult patients.

Background

Readmissions to the intensive care unit (ICU) are associated with increased costs, morbidity, and mortality.

Methods

We performed searches of MEDLINE, EMBASE, and grey literature databases. We selected studies reporting data from adults who were hospitalized in an ICU, received severity of illness scores, and were discharged from the ICU. Characteristics of readmitted and non-readmitted patients were examined.

Results

We screened 4766 publications and included 31 studies in our analysis. In most studies, severity of illness scores were higher in patients readmitted to the ICU. Readmission was also associated with higher mortality an

SUBMITTER: Wong EG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4692266 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature