Table 4.
Unexpected events during intrahospital transfer of the studied patients
| Variable |
Pre-intervention
(n=105) |
Post-intervention
(n=102) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number (%) | |||
| Physiological Alternations | |||
| Altered blood pressure | 6 (5.7) | 1 (0.9) | 0.033 |
| Increased heart rate | 9 (8.6) | 2 (1.9) | 0.001 |
| Arrhythmias | 6 (5.7) | 3 (2.9) | 0.165 |
| Cardiopulmonary arrest | 4 (3.8) | 2 (1.9) | 0.212 |
| Decreased oxygen saturation | 14 (13.3) | 8 (7.8) | 0.056 |
| Agitation | 18 (18.1) | 8 (7.8) | 0.027 |
| Hypoxemia | 16 (15.2) | 8 (7.8) | 0.041 |
| Bleeding | 3 (2.8) | 1 (0.9) | 0.163 |
| Vomiting | 4 (3.8) | 2 (1.9) | 0.215 |
| Patient outcome | |||
| No change | 81 (77.2) | 93 (91.4) | 0.002 |
| Worsening | 20 (19.1) | 8 (7.7) | 0.093 |
| Dead | 4 (3.8) | 1 (0.9) | 0.009 |