Real World Practices of Interhospital Transfer in Pulmonary Embolism: A Pulmonary Embolism Response Teams Consortium Observational Study.

ABSTRACT: Treatment options for acute pulmonary embolism (PE) have evolved rapidly, with an increasing number of interventional options, necessitating interhospital transfer for consideration of advanced therapies and optimal care. Utilizing the National PERT Consortium database, this study analyzed 12,346 patients from 35 institutions between October 16, 2015 and June 1, 2024. Patients were categorized as directly presenting to a PERT hospital or transferred from a referring hospital. Demographics, clinical presentations, treatments, and outcomes were compared. Multivariable logistic regression was used to evaluate the association between transfer status and outcomes. Transferred patients (n = 3277) were younger, more frequently White, more often obese, and had lower malignancy rates. They w

SUBMITTER: Lio KU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12515699 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature