Journal of critical care
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Journal of critical care · Oct 2014
Respiratory rate at intensive care unit discharge after liver transplant is an independent risk factor for intensive care unit readmission within the same hospital stay: A nested case-control study.
Intensive care unit (ICU) readmission negatively impacts patients' outcomes. We aimed to characterize and determine risk factors for ICU readmission within the initial hospital stay after liver transplant (LT). ⋯ Intensive care unit readmission within the initial hospital stay after LT negatively impacts LT recipients' outcomes. Monitoring respiratory rate at discharge from the first ICU stay after LT is important to prevent readmission.