Key result
Older chest pain patients experience more intra-ward transfers linked to longer hospital stays.
Why the study?
The impact of intra-ward transfers on length of hospital stay and patient characteristics among those admitted with chest pain was unclear.
Does admission to cardiology wards compared to outlying wards affect the number of intra-ward transfers and length of hospital stay in patients with chest pain?
Observational
No
Does admission to cardiology wards compared to outlying wards affect the number of intra-ward transfers and length of hospital stay in patients with chest pain?
Intra-ward transfers increase length of hospital stay for chest pain patients, particularly affecting older patients.
Transfers associated with longer stays in older chest pain patients; leaves open whether cardiology ward placement reduces transfers.
This retrospective, comparative survey examined patients who had a discharge diagnosis of chest pain and were admitted to The St. George Hospital between July 1999 to June 2000. The aim was to identify the clinical wards/units to which patients were admitted and the number of intra-ward transfers' patients experienced during their hospitalisation. Patients admitted to the cardiology ward/units and outlying wards were compared to determine the number of intra-ward transfers and length of hospital stay. The study found that older patients were more likely to be transferred and that the number of intra-ward transfers impacted upon length of hospital stay.
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Blay et al. (2002) conducted an observational in Chest pain. Admission to cardiology ward/units vs. Admission to outlying wards was evaluated on Number of intra-ward transfers and length of hospital stay. Older patients with chest pain were more likely to experience intra-ward transfers, which impacted their length of hospital stay.
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