title: Factors contributing to adverse events after ICU discharge: a survey of liaison nurses.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A significant number of patients experience an adverse event when discharged from intensive care to a ward. More than half of these events may be preventable with better standards of care.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To explore the opinions of an expert group of clinicians around factors contributing to adverse events in patients discharged from ICU.
  
  
  METHODS
  Online survey of Australian ICU Liaison Nurses (n=39) using a validated questionnaire of 25 items.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The response rate was 92.8%. Key contributing factors included a lack of experienced ward staff, patient co-morbidities and the clinically challenging nature of many patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Modifying processes of care may decrease the risk or impact of adverse events in this high risk patient population.
authors.affiliation: St Vincent's Centre for Nursing Research, Melbourne, Australia. S00072102@myacu.edu.au
authors.forename: Malcolm
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elliott
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Worrall-Carter
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Page
mesh_terms: D015897:Comorbidity; D016638:Critical Illness; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010351:Patient Discharge; D062209:Patient Handoff / Q000592:standards; D010360:Patient Transfer; D036301:Qualitative Research; D011787:Quality of Health Care