Retrospective cohort study observes impairment outcomes in residents transferred to acute care, indicating reduced mortality rates.
In unadjusted analyses, residents transferred to ED had a higher incidence of permanent physical impairment, cognitive impairment and mortality. After adjusting for acute illness, transfer decisions were not associated with changes in the risk of severe impairment and were associated with reduced mortality.
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