Delayed interhospital transfer of critically ill patients with surgical sepsis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Suboptimal triage of critically ill patients with surgical sepsis may contribute to adverse outcomes. Patients transferred to a tertiary care center after spending 24 hours or longer at an outside facility were compared with patients who had early triage to a tertiary care center with the null hypothesis that management parameters and outcomes would be similar between groups.

Methods

This prospective observational cohort study included 308 patients treated for surgical sepsis in a surgical intensive care unit at a tertiary care center. Patients transferred after spending more than 24 hours at an outside facility (n = 69) were compared with patients who were directly admitted or transferred within 24 hours (n = 239). Patient characteristics, management parameters,

SUBMITTER: Loftus TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6927529 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature