Table 6

Discharge destinations for survivors (ILOS<30 versus ILOS>30)

Discharge destination (%)

ILOS<30

(n = 4106)

ILOS>30

(n = 180)

Total

(n = 4286)

Home

61.2

7.8

58.9

Inpatient rehabilitation

22.1

54.4

23.4

Skilled nursing facility

11.0

28.3

11.8

Long-term acute care facility

0

2.8

0.2

Other (Burn center, psychiatric facility etc.)

5.7

6.7

5.7

ILOS<30 = patients with intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay less than 30 days; ILOS>30 = patients with ICU length of stay greater than or equal to 30 days.

Ong et al. Critical Care 2009 13:R154   doi:10.1186/cc8054