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Amelioration of increased intensive care unit service readmission rate after implementation of work-hour restrictions.
Frankel, Heidi L; Foley, Andrea; Norway, Calvin; Kaplan, Lewis.
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  • Frankel HL; Department of Surgery, Division of Burn, Trauma, and Critical Care, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390-9158, USA. heidi.frankel@utsouthwestern.edu
J Trauma ; 61(1): 116-21, 2006 Jul.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16832258
UNLABELLED: In July 2003, we reallocated our resident workforce to address mandated duty-hour restrictions. In the subsequent academic year (AY), surgical intensive care unit (SICU) service readmission rates (RR) doubled. We hypothesized that a targeted intervention could reduce SICU service RR in academic year (AY) 2004-05. METHODS: This study was conducted at an urban teaching hospital before (AY02-03, period 1), during (AY03-04, period 2), and after (AY04-05, period 3) implementation of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education guidelines. Demographics, RR, and reason were culled from Project Impact and a complications database. SICU staff (dedicated intensivist, two or three fellows, and six residents) remained constant. In periods 2 and 3 (versus 1), ward residents cross-covered > or = 3 services every 5 to 6 nights (versus every 3 in period 1) with physician assistant support (versus none in period 1). During period 3, a focused transfer phone call, charted care summary, and discharge checkup defined the intervention. Interperiod comparisons were by chi2 and t test analysis; p < 0.05 (versus period 1) defined significance. RESULTS: In all, 1,570, 1,705 and 1,681 patients were treated in periods 1, 2, and 3, respectively. There were no demographic or APACHE score differences. RRs were 1.4%, 3.0% and 1.2% in periods 1, 2, and 3, respectively. The percentages of readmissions as a result of ward care were 16.7, 41, and 10%, respectively. The most common readmission indication was respiratory (46% in period 1; 51% in period 2, and 80% in period 3) and was associated with an increased proportion of readmission as a result of patient disease (46% in period 1; 41% in period 2; 80% in period 3). Intervention noncompliance preceded 30% of period 3 readmissions. CONCLUSION: A targeted intervention can reduce the rate of SICU readmission caused by care inadequacies stemming from a resident reallocation strategy.
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Readmissão do Paciente / Admissão e Escalonamento de Pessoal / Gestão de Riscos / Unidades de Terapia Intensiva / Internato e Residência Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Evaluation_studies Limite: Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Região como assunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: J Trauma Ano de publicação: 2006 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos País de publicação: Estados Unidos
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Readmissão do Paciente / Admissão e Escalonamento de Pessoal / Gestão de Riscos / Unidades de Terapia Intensiva / Internato e Residência Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Evaluation_studies Limite: Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Região como assunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: J Trauma Ano de publicação: 2006 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos País de publicação: Estados Unidos