Mortality and readmission of outcomes after discharge from the surgical intensive care unit to long-term, acute-care hospitals
Nguyen MC, Strosberg DS, Jones TS, Bhakta A, Jones EL, Lyaker MR, Byrd CA, Sobol C, Eiferman DS. Mortality and readmission of outcomes after discharge from the surgical intensive care unit to long-term, acute-care hospitals. Surgery 2016, 161: 1367-1375. PMID: 28027819, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical intensive care unitIntensive care unitAcute care hospitalsIntensive care unit hospitalizationCare unitGreater oddsReadmission ratesMortality ratePost-intensive care unit recoveryEnd-stage renal diseaseTertiary care medical centerMultiple logistic regression analysisVascular surgery patientsAcute renal failureHigh complication rateHistory of cancerEnteral feeding accessLogistic regression analysisOngoing medical needsHigher readmissionComplication rateFrequent complicationRenal failureSurgery patientsPrimary outcomeDischarge destination and readmission rates in older trauma patients
Strosberg DS, Housley BC, Vazquez D, Rushing A, Steinberg S, Jones C. Discharge destination and readmission rates in older trauma patients. Journal Of Surgical Research 2016, 207: 27-32. PMID: 27979485, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2016.07.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtended care facilitiesOlder trauma patientsDischarge destinationInpatient rehabilitation facilityMultiple logistic regressionReadmission ratesTrauma patientsRisk factorsRehabilitation facilityInjury severityLevel 1 trauma centerLogistic regressionPreinjury functional statusIndependent risk factorRate of readmissionUS medical centersTrauma activation levelPotential confounding variablesChi-square testingHospital readmissionTrauma centerReadmission riskTrauma evaluationFunctional statusUnivariate analysis