Table 2.
Characteristics of intensive care unit readmissions and deaths on the wards
| ICU1 - medical-surgical | ICU2 -trauma | ||
| Time between discharge and readmission (days) | 13.14±15.56 | 11.70±11.20 | |
| Readmission less than 48 hours after discharge - N (%) | 20 (46.5) | 5 (15.2) | |
| Reason for readmission | |||
| Pneumonia/bronchopneumonia | 3 (13.6) | 7 (21.2) | |
| Sepsis/septic shock | 5 (22.7) | 8 (24.2) | |
| Post-CRA | 5 (22.7) | 3 (9.1) | |
| Decreased level of consciousness | 0 (0) | 2 (6.1) | |
| Need for intensive care following surgical reoperation | 5 (22.7) | 0 (0) | |
| Neurosurgical PO reoperation | 0 (0) | 9 (27.3) | |
| Others | 4 (18.1) | 3 (9) | |
| Length of stay (days) | 16.33±17 | 10.67±8.90 | |
| ICU outcome | |||
| Death | 18 (41.9) | 14 (42.4) | |
| Discharge | 25 (58.1) | 19 (57.6) | |
| Hospital outcome | |||
| Death | 5 (20.8) | 2 (10.5) | |
| Discharge | 19 (79.2) | 16 (84.2) | |
| Hospital transfer | 0 (0) | 1 (5.3) | |
| Total mortality | 23 (69.7) | 16 (48.48) | |
| Time between discharge from the ICU and death on the ward | 22.13±18.83 | 14.36±15.8 | |
| Death within 1 week of ICU discharge | 11 (28.2) | 6 (40) | |
ICU - intensive care unit; CRA - cardiorespiratory arrest; PO - postoperative. Results expressed as number (%) or mean ± standard deviation.