Discharging patients home directly from the intensive care unit (ICU) is associated with outcomes similar to those seen in patients discharged after a follow-up stay on a hospital ward, the authors of a large, population-based study say. The groups did not differ for hospital readmission or emergency department visits at 30 days or for 1-year mortality. The discharge of select adult patients directly home from the ICU is common, and it is not associated with increased health care utilization or increased mortality.

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