Context: Post-intensive care unit (ICU) mortality predictors are unknown.
Objective: To assess post-ICU in-hospital mortality predictors.
Materials and methods: Analysis of 296 patients discharged alive from a medical-surgical ICU during an 18-month period.
Results: Post-ICU in-hospital mortality was 22.6%. Nonsurvivors had significantly higher Charlson comorbidity score and more often had a tracheostomy. C-reactive protein (CRP) "alert measurement", ≥ 6 mg/dL, independently discriminated survivors from nonsurvivors.
Discussion: A CRP "alert measurement" or the need for tracheostomy may be used to identify patients with high risk of dying after ICU discharge.
Conclusions: Charlson comorbidity score, CRP and tracheostomy predicted post-ICU in-hospital mortality.