ANALYSIS OF READMISSIONS TO NEUROSURGERY INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

Volume 33, Number 1 (2023)

Goda Aldakauskaitė, Barbora Stankevičiūtė, Monika Kropaitytė, Neringa Balčiūnienė, Tomas Tamošuitis Abstract Background. Around 10% of patients in developed coun­tries are readmitted to the Intensive care unit during the same hospitalisation each year [1,2]. Readmission is as­sociated with increased length of stay, risk of morbidity and mortality and higher hospital costs [1,3]. Finding out the factors…

UNSCHEDULED RETURN VISITS TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT: INCIDENCE, REASONS, POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS

Volume 30, Number 1 (2020)

Aušra Bilotienė–Motiejūnienė, Andrius Klimašauskas, Eglė Kontrimavičiūtė, Rūta Janulevičienė, Dovilė Majauskytė, Rimantas Stukas Turinys The rate of attendance at the Emergency Department (ED) is annually increasing worldwide. Return vi­sits constitute 5% of all visits to the ED. The aim of this review is to determine the incidence and reasons of the readmissions to the ED as…