Percentage of Mortal Encounters Transferred in Emergency General Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the frequent occurrence of interhospital transfers in emergency general surgery (EGS), rates of transfer of complications are undescribed. Improved understanding of hospital transfer patterns has a multitude of implications, including quality measurement. The objective of this study was to describe individual hospital transfer rates of mortal encounters.

Materials and methods

A retrospective review was undertaken from 2013 to 2015 of the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission database. Two groups of EGS encounters were identified: encounters with death following transfer and encounters with death without transfer. The percentage of mortal encounters transferred was defined as the percentage of EGS hospital encounters with mortality initially prese

SUBMITTER: Lauerman MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7356918 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature