Abstract
Objective: To identify the prevalence of readmissions after discharge into the intensive care unit (ICU) in a hospital in the countryside of Rondônia. Methods: Cross-sectional study, retrospective, descriptive, documentary and quantitative approach. Data were obtained from medical records throughout 2018, the inclusion criteria are from patients over eighteen, of both sexes, regardless of color and ethnicity who had readmission into the ICU at the same hospitalization. The readmission rate was calculated as the number of readmissions over total ICU admissions during the study period. Results: Were identified 43 cases of readmissions with a female predominance of 62.79% with an average age of 62.51, the main reason for readmission was surgical approach being 25 (58.13%) procedures. The death rate was 34% (15 cases). Conclusion: It is found that the readmission rate is useful in assessing service quality and care delivery, involving markers of multidisciplinary care.