Elliott, MalcolmWorrall-Carter, LindaPage, Karen2025-10-1720131036-731410.1016/j.aucc.2012.07.005https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14802/33871Background: A significant number of patients experience an adverse event when discharged from intensive care to a ward. More than half of these events may be preventable with better standards of care. Aim: To explore the opinions of an expert group of clinicians around factors contributing to adverse events in patients discharged from ICU. Method: Online survey of Australian ICU Liaison Nurses (n = 39) using a validated questionnaire of 25 items. Results: The response rate was 92.8%. Key contributing factors included a lack of experienced ward staff, patient co-morbidities and the clinically challenging nature of many patients. Conclusion: Modifying processes of care may decrease the risk or impact of adverse events in this high risk patient population.Journal articleControlled201012895