Interhospital transfer dynamics for patients with intracranial hemorrhage in Massachusetts.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Intracranial hemorrhages present across a spectrum of clinical phenotypes, with many patients transferred across hospitals to access higher levels of neurocritical care. We sought to characterize patient dispositions following intracranial hemorrhage and examine disparities associated with interhospital transfers.

Methods

Using the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project database, we mapped and identified factors influencing the likelihood of patient transfers and receipt of specialist interventional procedures following intracranial hemorrhage.

Results

Of 11,660 patients with intracranial hemorrhage, 59.4% had non-traumatic and 87.5% single compartment bleeds. After presentation, about a quarter of patients were transferred to another facility either dir

SUBMITTER: Patel RV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11322084 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature