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Free text: Used in aggregate form as "per location" and/or "per timeframe", e.g. by month/quarter/year x Ward/Unit x Hospital. ==QI domain== * [[QualityDomain::Timely]] * [[QualityDomain::Efficient]] * [[QualityDomain::Safe]] ==Reported as== Percent of discharges to ward per period of time. ==Significance== Discharge from ICU at night occurs because of either the delay of an elective discharge, an unplanned discharge is forced due to inadequate ICU capacity. Night time discharges have been associated with adverse outcomes. ==Sampling Plan / Procedure== ===Inclusion Criteria=== 100% of all survived ICU patients discharged to ward ===Exclusion Criteria=== Survived ICU patients who are not discharged to ward (e.g. OR, Home/PCH, other ICU) ===Frequency=== Month, quarterly or yearly with time reference based on ICU discharge dates. ==Definition and Derivation== The proportion of patients discharged to the ward or step-down where discharge occurred between 22:00 and 06:59 ===Numerator=== Num = Number of survived discharges to ward that occurred between 22:00 and 06:59 ===Denominator=== Denom = Number of survived discharges to ward ===Formula=== Night Time Discharge Rate (%) = Num / Denom * 100 ===Example=== *Time Reference: Discharge Dates from Jan 1, 2017 to March 31, 2017 *Total survived discharges to ward that occurred between 22:00 and 06:59 = 21 *Total survived discharges to ward = 102 *Night Time Discharge Rate(%) = 21 / 102 * 100= 20.6 % ==Data Sources== The following fields from L_Log table are used : * Discharge time (Hour) from [[Dispo DtTm field]] * [[Dispo field]] ==SAS Program== {{S:\MED\MED_CCMED}}Julie\SAS_CFE\CFE_macros\datetimes.sas ==Report Users== *Critical Care Directors and Site Managers *Critical Care Quality Improvement Team == Related articles == {{Related Articles}} [[Category:Data Use]] [[Category:Reporting]] [[Category:Statistical Analysis]]