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International Journal of Health Policy and Management، جلد ۱۱، شماره ۹، صفحات ۱۸۴۴-۱۸۵۱
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| عنوان انگلیسی |
Bed-to-Bed Transfer Program Among Patients Who Need Hospitalization in a Crowded Emergency Department in Taiwan |
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| چکیده انگلیسی مقاله |
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, and response to referrals from regional hospitals. The study included adult patients who were assessed as appropriate for transfer in 2016. We analyzed the outcomes (length of stay and mortality rate) between the referrals were accepted and refused using propensity score matching.
Results
Of the 1759 patients eligible for transfer to regional hospitals, 420 patients (24%) accepted the referral. Medical records were obtained from the regional hospitals for 283 patients (67%). After propensity score matching, the results showed that interhospital transfer resulted in similar median total length of stay (8.7 days in the medical center vs 7.9 days in regional hospitals; P = .245). In-hospital mortality was low for both groups (3.1% in the medical center vs 1.3% in regional hospitals; P = .344).
Conclusion
Transfer from an overcrowded ED in a medical center to regional hospitals in eligible patients results in non-significant outcome of total length of stay. With the caveat of an underpowered sample, we did not find statistically significant differences in in-hospital mortality. This healthcare delivery model may be used in other cities facing similar problems of ED overcrowding. |
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| کلیدواژه‌های انگلیسی مقاله |
Crowding,
Emergency Department,
Length of Stay,
Transfer Program |
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| نویسندگان مقاله |
Nai-Wen Ku |
School of Nursing, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Chu-Lin Tsai |
Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Shyr-Chyr Chen |
Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Chien-Hua Huang |
Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Cheng-Chung Fang |
Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Shiow-Ching Shun |
Institute of Clinical Nursing, College of Nursing, National Yang Ming
Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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| نشانی اینترنتی |
https://www.ijhpm.com/article_4100_e2454eccdd4b5bf2dc0f5092babd975f.pdf |
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