Aims and objectives To determine whether there was an association between intra‐hospital
transfers and adverse outcomes. Background Transfers between clinical units and between …

BACKGROUND: Patients who experience intra‐hospital transfers to a higher level of care
(eg, ward to intensive care unit [ICU]) are known to have high mortality. However, these …

Aims and objectives To determine the rate of patient moves and the impact on nurses' time.
Background Bed shortages and strategies designed to increase patient flow have led to a …

blay n., duffield cm & gallagher r.(2012) Journal of Nursing Management 20, 302–310
Patient transfers in Australia: implications for nursing workload and patient outcomes Aim To …

Objectives Describe patient transfer patterns within a large Norwegian hospital. Identify risk
factors associated with a high number of transfers. Develop methods to monitor intrahospital …

Objectives Patient transfers between hospitals are becoming more common in the United
States. Disease-specific studies have reported varying outcomes associated with transfer …

Background Performing root cause analyses (RCA) on transfers of skilled nursing facility
(SNF) patients to acute hospitals can help identify opportunities for care process …

BACKGROUND: Patients with intensive care unit (ICU) transfers from hospital wards have
higher mortality than those directly admitted from the emergency department. OBJECTIVE …

Objective The transfer of patients between acute care hospitals (interhospital transfer [IHT])
is a common but nonstandardized process leading to variable quality and safety. The goal of …

Objective The aim of the present study was to explore characteristics of interhospital
transfers (IHT) and sharing of care among hospitals in New South Wales (NSW), Australia …