Unit-to-unit transfer due to shortage of intensive care beds in Sweden 2015-2019 was associated with a lower risk of death but a longer intensive care stay compared to no transfer: a registry study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intensive care unit-to-unit transfer due to temporary shortage of beds is increasing in Sweden. Transportation induces practical hazards, and the change of health care provider may prolong the length of stay in intensive care. We previously showed that the risk of death at 90 days did not differ between patients transferred due to a shortage of beds and non-transferred patients with a similar burden of illness in a tertiary intensive care unit. The aim of this study was to widen the analysis to a nation-wide cohort of critically ill patients transferred to another intensive care unit in Sweden due to shortage of intensive care beds.

Methods

Retrospective comparison between capacity transferred and non-transferred patients, based on data from the Swedish Intensive

SUBMITTER: Rylander C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10898117 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature