title: Characteristics and risk factors of trauma patients readmitted to the ICU within the same hospitalization.
abstract: There is little evidence about the characteristics and outcomes of unplanned intensive care unit (ICU) readmission for adult trauma patients. This retrospective study examined the characteristics, risks factors, and outcomes for trauma patients with and without ICU readmission. With 5 years of data, 1117 patients met inclusion criteria for the study. Patient characteristics for readmission included increased age and diabetes, while identified risk factors included increased time between injury and ICU admission, admission from surgery or outside hospital, higher Injury Severity Score, along with glucose, albumin, and lower Glasgow Coma Scale values on the day of ICU discharge.
authors.affiliation: Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon, Georgia.
authors.forename: Tracy J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Johns
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005260:Female; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D017052:Hospital Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*