Nighttime intensive care unit discharge and outcomes: A propensity matched retrospective cohort study.

Nighttime intensive care unit discharge and outcomes: A propensity matched retrospective cohort study.

BACKGROUND:Nighttime ICU discharge, i.e., discharge from the ICU during the night hours, has been associated with increased readmission rates, hospital length of stay (LOS) and in-hospital mortality. We sought to determine the frequency of nighttime ICU discharge and identify whether nighttime ICU d...

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Main Authors: Thiago Domingos Corrêa, Carolina Rodrigues Ponzoni, Roberto Rabello Filho, Ary Serpa Neto, Renato Carneiro de Freitas Chaves, Andreia Pardini, Murillo Santucci Cesar Assunção, Guilherme De Paula Pinto Schettino, Danilo Teixeira Noritomi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0207268

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0207268

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