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dc.contributor.authorChaboyer, Wendy
dc.contributor.authorThalib, Lukman
dc.contributor.authorFoster, Michelle
dc.contributor.authorBall, Carol
dc.contributor.authorRichards, Brent
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:08:24Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:08:24Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.date.modified2010-11-04T07:06:49Z
dc.identifier.issn1062-3264
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/22460
dc.description.abstractPatients discharged from the intensive care unit may be at risk of adverse events because of complex care needs. OBJECTIVE: To identify the types, frequency, and predictors of adverse events that occur in the 72 hours after discharge from an intensive care unit when no evidence of adverse events was apparent before discharge. METHODS: A predictive cohort study of 300 patients from an adult intensive care unit was undertaken. An internationally accepted protocol for chart audit was used. Frequency of adverse events was calculated, and logistic regression was used to determine independent predictors of adverse events. RESULTS: A total of 147 adverse events, 17 (11.6%) of which were defined as major, were incurred by 92 patients (30.7%). The 3 most common adverse events, hospital-incurred infection or sepsis (n = 32, 21.8%), hospital-incurred accident or injury (n = 17, 11.6%), and other complication such as deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary edema, or myocardial infarction (n = 17, 11.6%) accounted for 44.9% (n = 66) of all adverse events. Two predictors, respiratory rate less than 10/min or greater than or equal to 25/min and pulse rate exceeding 110/min, were significant independent predictors; requiring a high level of nursing care at the time of discharge was a significant predictor in univariate analysis but not in multivariate analysis. CONCLUSION: Taking, recording, and reporting vital signs are important. Nursing care requirements of patients at discharge from the intensive care unit may be worthy of further investigation in studies of patients after discharge.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAmerican Association of Crtical Care Nurses
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.publisher.urihttps://aacnjournals.org/ajcconline/article-abstract/17/3/255/694/Predictors-of-Adverse-Events-in-Patients-After?redirectedFrom=fulltext
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom255
dc.relation.ispartofpageto263
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAmerican Journal of Critical Care
dc.relation.ispartofvolume17
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.titlePredictors of adverse events in patients after discharge from the intensive care unit
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery
gro.rights.copyright© 2008 American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN). Self-archiving of the author-manuscript version is not yet supported by this publisher. Please refer to the journal link for access to the definitive, published version or contact the authors for more information.
gro.date.issued2008
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorChaboyer, Wendy


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