Key result
Acute interhospital transfers to a surgical intensive care unit had significantly higher mortality compared with elective intrahospital admissions (36% vs 12%; p<0.05).
Why the study?
Do acute interhospital transfers to a tertiary SICU have higher mortality and costs compared to elective intrahospital admissions?
Cohort (n=82)
No
Do acute interhospital transfers to a tertiary SICU have higher mortality and costs compared to elective intrahospital admissions?
Absolute Event Rate: 36% vs 12%
p-value: p=<0.05
Acute interhospital transfers to a tertiary SICU are associated with significantly higher mortality and costs compared to elective intrahospital admissions, even when stratified by illness severity.
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Clinicians should anticipate higher mortality with acute interhospital SICU transfers; leaves open whether transfer itself or unmeasured factors drive the difference.
Borlase et al. (1991) conducted a cohort in Surgical intensive care unit (SICU) admission (n=82). Acute interhospital transfer vs. Elective intrahospital admission was evaluated on Mortality (p=<0.05). Acute interhospital transfers to a surgical intensive care unit had significantly higher mortality compared with elective intrahospital admissions (36% vs 12%; p<0.05).
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