The Effect of Treatment Delays Associated with Inpatient Inter-hospital Transfer from Peripheral to Tertiary Hospitals for the Surgical Treatment of Cardiology Patients

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 75-81

  Prabhu, S ^a,c   Blusztein, D ^a   Jackson, D ^c   Sharma, M ^a   Arunothayaraj, S ^b   Stokes, M B ^b,c   Kras, A ^a   Yi, H ^c   Kong, L ^c   Haji, K ^c   Peck, K ^a   Casan, J M ^a   Toogood, G D ^a,c  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c PENINSULA HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Cardiovascular Diseases; Infection; Public Health; Regional health planning

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; THERAPY DELAY; TIME TO TREATMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; EVALUATION STUDY; FACTUAL DATABASE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; TIME FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CROSS INFECTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT TRANSFER; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84936818261     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: 14442892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2015.05.018     Document Type: Article

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