ArticleWorld journal of critical care medicine2022
Development and pilot implementation of a patient-oriented discharge summary for critically Ill patients.
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- Systematic review on the frequency and quality of reporting patient and public involvement in patient safety research.BMC health services research · 2024Pooled it
- After-visit and discharge summaries: a scoping review of stakeholder perspectives and experiences.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Development of a patient-oriented transfer tool for transition from the intensive care unit to the ward: a mixed methods study.Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2025Article
- Implementing a patient-oriented discharge summary to improve hospital-to-home transitions in older adults: lessons from a hybrid study.Frontiers in health services · 2025Article
- Transition experiences of patients and families upon discharge from intensive care: a scoping review.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2025Article
- Qualitative Insights Into Patients' and Family Members' Experiences of In-Hospital Medication Management After a Critical Care Episode.CHEST critical care · 2024Article
- Critical illness among patients experiencing homelessness: a retrospective cohort study.Critical care (London, England) · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundPatients leaving the intensive care unit (ICU) often experience gaps in care due to deficiencies in discharge communication, leaving them vulnerable to increased stress, adverse events, readmission to ICU, and death. To facilitate discharge communication, written summaries have been implemented to provide patients and their families with information on medications, activity and diet restrictions, follow-up appointments, symptoms to expect, and who to call if there are questions. While written discharge summaries for patients and their families are utilized frequently in surgical, rehabilitation, and pediatric settings, few have been utilized in ICU settings.
aimTo develop an ICU specific patient-oriented discharge summary tool (PODS-ICU), and pilot test the tool to determine acceptability and feasibility.
methodsPatient-partners (
resultsMost participants felt that their discharge from the ICU was good or better (
conclusionThe PODS-ICU tool provides patients and their families with essential information as they discharge from the ICU. This tool has the potential to engage and empower patients and their families in ensuring continuity of care beyond ICU discharge. However, the PODS-ICU requires pairing with earlier discharge practices and integration with electronic clinical information systems to fit better into the clinical workflow for ICU nurses. Further refinement and testing of the PODS-ICU tool in diverse critical care settings is needed to better assess its feasibility and its effects on patient health outcomes.
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