TABLE 2.
Patient Outcomes by Interhospital Transfer Status (n = 298)
| Hospitalization Outcome | Total (n = 298) | Transfers (n = 117) | Emergency Department Admits (n = 181) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation order | 20 (6.7) | 14 (12.0) | 6 (3.3) | 0.004 |
| Prone order | 231 (77.5) | 90 (76.9) | 141 (77.9) | 0.844 |
| Dialysis order | 133 (44.6) | 56 (47.9) | 77 (42.5) | 0.367 |
| Time (in d) from first ventilation day to discharge | 19 (9–28) | 17 (8–31) | 20 (9–28) | 0.918 |
| ICU days | 17 (8–26) | 14 (6–27) | 18 (9–25) | 0.069 |
| Ventilation days | 9 (5–16) | 8 (5–15) | 10 (5–16) | 0.786 |
| Hospital mortality | 123 (41.3) | 50 (42.7) | 73 (40.3) | 0.681 |
| Discharge destination | 0.143 | |||
| Mortality or discharge to hospice | 128 (43.0) | 50 (42.7) | 78 (43.1) | |
| Discharge to home | 41 (13.8) | 17 (14.5) | 24 (13.2) | |
| Discharge to rehabilitation | 74 (25.8) | 28 (23.9) | 46 (25.4) | |
| Discharge to skilled nursing facility | 10 (3.4) | 5 (4.3) | 5 (2.8) | |
| Discharge to long-term acute care hospital | 41 (13.8) | 13 (11.1) | 28 (15.5) | |
| Discharge to short-term acute care hospital | 4 (1.3) | 4 (3.4) | 0 |
For categorical variables, n (%) is shown; for continuous variables, median (interquartile range) is shown.