Authors (year), Type of study Sample, nature of complexity Settings for transitions country Ellis et al. (2013)15 Multi-centre, 300 critical care encounters Three hospitals USA 27% of patients had hospital admission in past six Four adult medical intensive care units descriptive study months Primary care clinics Halverson et al. Tool development Panel of 11 clinicians (colorectal surgery, surgical Various settings (2014)42 USA study by oncology, general surgery, geriatrics, and hospital consensus method medicine) with expertise in surgical outcomes measurement, hospital readmissions, gerontology, and nursing For patients following gastro-surgery Hansen et al. Pre- and people with diverse comorbidities (n not stated) 11 hospitals varying in geography, size, (2013)43 Canada intervention study and academic affiliation Hansen et al. Tool development Children admitted to paediatric intensive care unit Metropolitan teaching hospital (2014)16 Canada and testing Four non-PICU intensivists Paediatric intensive care unit 10 paediatric residents et al. (2012)44 79 dialysis centre directors Dialysis centres of hospitals and satellite survey regions Canada 21 (27%) completed the survey study Patients with end-stage renal disease requiring dialysis and other comorbidities Henderson and Prospective cohort 124 medical subscribers comprising specialists and Intensive care settings in Australia and Corke (2015)17 study using trainees of Australian and New Zealand College of New Zealand Australia surveys Intensive Care Medicine online newsletter
Authors (year), country Type of study Sample, nature of complexity Settings for transitions Ellis et al. (2013)15 USA Multi-centre, descriptive study 300 critical care encounters 27% of patients had hospital admission in past six months Three hospitals Four adult medical intensive care units Primary care clinics Halverson et al. (2014)42 USA Tool development study by consensus method Panel of 11 clinicians (colorectal surgery, surgical oncology, general surgery, geriatrics, and hospital medicine) with expertise in surgical outcomes measurement, hospital readmissions, gerontology, and nursing For patients following gastro-surgery Various settings Hansen et al. (2013)43 Canada Pre- and study people with diverse comorbidities (n not stated) 11 hospitals varying in geography, size, and academic affiliation Hansen et al. (2014)16 Canada Tool development and testing Children admitted to paediatric intensive care unit Four non-PICU intensivists 10 paediatric residents Metropolitan teaching hospital Paediatric intensive care unit et al. (2012)44 Canada survey study 79 dialysis centre directors 21 (27%) completed the survey Patients with end-stage renal disease requiring dialysis and other comorbidities Dialysis centres of hospitals and satellite regions Henderson and Corke (2015)17 Australia Prospective cohort study using surveys 124 medical subscribers comprising specialists and trainees of Australian and New Zealand College of Intensive Care Medicine online newsletter Intensive care settings in Australia and New Zealand intervention
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