Development and pilot implementation of a patient-oriented discharge summary for critically Ill patients

Figure 1 A side-by-side comparison of the patient-oriented discharge summary intended for patients being discharged from the intensive care unit to another care unit (left) and the patient-oriented discharge summary intended for patients being discharged from intensive care unit to a community care setting, including their home (right).

Figure 2 Patient recruitment and reasons for exclusion of certain patients. ICU: Intensive care unit; PODS-ICU: Patient-oriented discharge summary tool.

Figure 3 Data display of key questions from the follow-up surveys administered to patients and family-caregivers to collect their feedback on transitioning from the intensive care unit. Data is displayed in percentages. ICU: Intensive care unit; PODS: Patient-oriented discharge summary.