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Table 4 Number of problems in care by period following discharge from an ICU

From: Problems in care and avoidability of death after discharge from intensive care: a multi-centre retrospective case record review study

Phase of care

n (%)

Deceased patients with some degree of avoidability

Total problems in care = 189

Deceased patients without avoidability

Total problems in care = 90

All discharges from ICU, excluding EOLC

Total problems in care = 279

Survivors

n = 20

First 24 h

43 (22.8)

39 (43.3)

82 (29.4)

13 (33.3)

Procedure

1 (0.5)

2 (2.2)

3 (0.43)

0

Ongoinga

132 (69.8)

38 (42.2)

170 (60.9)

26 (66.7)

Perioperative

0

0

0

0

End of life

13 (6.9)

11 (12.2)

24 (8.6)

0

  1. EOLC end-of-life care
  2. aMedian length of stay following the first 24 h after discharge was 9 (IQR 4–18) days for deceased patients with problems in care, 8 (IQR 4–22) days for deceased patients with no problems and 14.5 (IQR 5.5–23.5) days for survivors