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Used in aggregate form as "per location" and/or "per timeframe", e.g. by month/quarter/year x Ward/Unit x Hospital.
==QI domain==
==QI domain==
* [[QualityDomain::Timely]]
* [[QualityDomain::Timely]]
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==Reported as==
==Reported as==
Percent of discharges to ward
Percent of discharges to ward per period of time.
{{discuss | who=Julie | question= Why only to wards? How about to home? }}
 
==Significance==
==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. Night discharges usually happen within the facility  - it is very rare or not at all that a patient is discharged to home.
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==
==Sampling Plan / Procedure==
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100% of all  survived ICU patients discharged to ward
100% of all  survived ICU patients discharged to ward
===Exclusion Criteria===
===Exclusion Criteria===
 
Survived ICU patients who are not discharged to ward (e.g. OR, Home/PCH, other ICU)


===Frequency===
===Frequency===
 
Month, quarterly or yearly  with time reference based on ICU discharge dates.
==Definition and Derivation==
==Definition and Derivation==
The proportion of patients discharged to the ward or step-down where discharge occurred between 22:00 and 06:59  
The proportion of patients discharged to the ward or step-down where discharge occurred between 22:00 and 06:59  
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==SAS Program==
==SAS Program==
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==Report Users==
==Report Users==
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[[Category:Data Use]]
[[Category: Reporting]]
[[Category:Reporting]]
[[Category: Statistical Analysis]]
[[Category:Statistical Analysis]]