Are readmissions to the intensive care unit a useful measure of hospital performance?
ICU patients who were subsequently readmitted have a higher risk of death and longer LOS after adjusting for severity of illness. However, readmission rates were not associated with severity-adjusted mortality or LOS. Those data indicate that ICU readmission may capture other aspects of hospital performance and may be complementary to these measures.
Our data support the hypothesis that patients undergoing open RYGBP can be discharged safely at Day 2, provided that aggressive preoperative education and screening are performed.