Table 2 Descriptive characteristics of the patient population, stratified by whether they undertook at least one atypical transfer or not.
From: The impact of atypical intrahospital transfers on patient outcomes: a mixed methods study
No atypical transfers (n = 48,064) | At least one atypical transfer (n = 7088) | Total (n = 55,152) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Regular ward transfers | < 0.001 | |||
Median | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Q1, Q3 | 1, 2 | 0, 2 | 1, 2 | |
Site transfers | 0.677 | |||
Median | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Q1, Q3 | 0, 0 | 0, 0 | 0, 0 | |
Age (years) | 0.245 | |||
18–39 | 6273 (13.1%) | 906 (12.8%) | 7179 (13.0%) | |
40–65 | 15,332 (31.9%) | 2205 (31.1%) | 17,537 (31.8%) | |
Over 65 | 26,459 (55.0%) | 3977 (56.1%) | 30,436 (55.2%) | |
Gender | < 0.001 | |||
Female | 22,419 (46.6%) | 3589 (50.6%) | 26,008(47.2%) | |
Male | 25,645 (53.4%) | 3499 (49.4%) | 29,144 (52.8%) | |
Length of stay (days) | < 0.001 | |||
Median | 7.0 | 9.0 | 7.2 | |
Q1, Q3 | 3.3, 14.4 | 4.2, 19.6 | 3.5, 14.9 | |
Elixhauser comorbidities (n, %) | 0.074 | |||
0 | 5254 (10.9%) | 839(11.8%) | 6093 (11.0%) | |
1–4 | 33,591 (69.9%) | 4911 (69.3%) | 38,502 (69.8%) | |
≥ 5 | 9219 (19.2%) | 1338 (18.9%) | 10,557 (19.1%) | |
Discharge destination | < 0.001 | |||
Not usual place of residence | 7190 (15.0%) | 1212 (17.1%) | 8402 (15.2%) | |
Usual place of residence | 40,874 (85.0%) | 5876 (82.9%) | 46,750 (84.8%) | |
Primary diagnosis count (n, %) | < 0.001 | |||
Mean (SD) | 1.2 (0.4) | 1.3 (0.5) | 1.2 (0.4) | |
Range | 1.0–9.0 | 1.0–8.0 | 1.0–9.0 | |
Intensive Care Admission | < 0.001 | |||
No | 44,747 (93.1%) | 6678 (94.2%) | 51,425 (93.2%) | |
Yes | 3317 (6.9%) | 410 (5.8%) | 3727 (6.8%) | |
In-hospital mortality | 0.187 | |||
No | 45,454 (94.6%) | 6676 (94.2%) | 52,130 (94.5%) | |
Yes | 2610 (5.4%) | 412 (5.8%) | 3022 (5.5%) | |
Weekend admission | 0.001 | |||
No | 36,749 (76.5%) | 5294 (74.7%) | 42,043 (76.2%) | |
Yes | 11,315 (23.5%) | 1794 (25.3%) | 13,109 (23.8%) | |
Out of hours admission (7 pm–7am) | < 0.001 | |||
No | 25,273 (52.6%) | 3400 (48.0%) | 28,673 (52.0%) | |
Yes | 22,791 (47.4%) | 3688 (52.0%) | 26,479 (48.0%) | |
Diagnostic imaging procedures (n, %) | < 0.001 | |||
0 | 23,701 (49.3%) | 2646 (37.3%) | 26,347 (47.8%) | |
1–3 | 22,206 (46.2%) | 3891 (54.9%) | 26,097 (47.3%) | |
4–6 | 1835 (3.8%) | 440 (6.2%) | 2275 (4.1%) | |
Over 6 | 322 (0.7%) | 111 (1.6%) | 433 (0.8%) | |
Minor surgical procedures (n, %) | 0.008 | |||
0 | 40,339 (83.9%) | 5881 (83.0%) | 46,220 (83.8%) | |
1–2 | 7193 (15.0%) | 1103 (15.6%) | 8296 (15.0%) | |
3–5 | 473 (1.0%) | 87 (1.2%) | 560 (1.0%) | |
Over 5 | 59 (0.1%) | 17 (0.2%) | 76 (0.1%) | |
Major surgical procedures (n, %) | < 0.001 | |||
0 | 41,334 (86.0%) | 5857 (82.6%) | 47,191(85.6%) | |
1–3 | 6198 (12.9%) | 1168 (16.5%) | 7366 (13.4%) | |
4–6 | 453 (0.9%) | 55 (0.8%) | 508 (0.9%) | |
Over 6 | 79 (0.2%) | 8 (0.1%) | 87 (0.2%) |
