Bed-to-Bed Transfer Program Among Patients Who Need Hospitalization in a Crowded Emergency Department in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emergency department (ED) crowding is a universal issue. In Taiwan, patients with common medical problems prefer to visit ED of medical centers, resulting in overcrowding. Thus, a bed-to-bed transfer program has been implemented since 2014. However, there was few studies that compared clinical outcomes among patients who choose to stay in medical centers to those being transferred to regional hospitals. The aim of this study was to explore the transfer rate, delineate the factors related to patient transfer, and clarify the influence upon the program outcomes.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was conducted using demographic and clinical disease factors from the patient electronic referral system, electronic medical records (EMRs) of a medical center in Taipei,

SUBMITTER: Ku NW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9808224 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature