Discharge criteria at surgery, paediatric, and neurology wards (in % of patients in whom these criteria were deemed relevant) ordered in the four themes.

In 53/426 (12%) of the patients one or more items were scored as not ready for discharge:
1Not considered clinically well enough (n = 6 in Neurology and n = 1 in Thoracic Surgery).
2Family did not agree (n = 1).
3Considered not yet able to perform ADL (n = 1).
4Swelling of surgical site was still prominent (n = 1).
5Fluid balance was still uneven (n = 1).
6Discharged with telemetry (n = 1).
7Low haemoglobin (n = 1).
8Patient was discharged although results of multidisciplinary oncology meeting were being awaited (n = 1).
9Palliative care not arranged during hospitalisation (n = 1).
10Interdisciplinary plan not ready (n = 1).
11Discharge letter not ready (n = 1).
12Homecare not available (n = 5 in Orthopaedics and n = 1 in Vascular Surgery)≃ nursing home arranged instead.
13Home situation not sufficient (Neurology n = 20≃ Trauma Surgery n = 4≃ GI-surgery n = 3, Paediatric s n = 2).