Readmission to the intensive care unit after liver transplantation

• Published in: Critical care medicine Vol. 29; no. 1; p. 18
• Main Authors: Levy, M F, Greene, L, Ramsay, M A, Jennings, L W, Ramsay, K J, Meng, J, Hein, H A, Goldstein, R M, Husberg, B S, Gonwa, T A, Klintmalm, G B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2001
• Subjects: Adult; Female; Hemodynamics; Hospital Charges; Humans; Intensive Care Units - statistics & numerical data; Length of Stay; Likelihood Functions; Liver Transplantation - economics; Logistic Models; Male; Middle Aged; Patient Readmission - statistics & numerical data; Postoperative Complications; Respiratory Mechanics; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Statistics, Nonparametric; Texas; Utilization Review

We undertook this study to understand the factors at our transplant center that contribute to patients' return to the ICU after their liver transplant and their initial discharge from that unit. Patients who, after liver transplantation, fail discharge from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and mus...