ICU Interfacility Transfer
Percent of live ICU discharges that are transferred to an ICU located at a different hospital.
| Indicators | |
| Indicator: | ICU Interfacility Transfer |
| Created/Raw: | Created |
| Program: | Critical Care |
| Start Date: | Oct 2016 |
| End Date: | |
| Reports: | Critical Care Program Quality Indicator Report |
Usually used in aggregate form as "per location" and/or "per timeframe", e.g. by day/month/quarter/year x Ward/Unit x Hospital.
QI domain
- Efficient
Significance
Reasons for transfer may be either to manage ICU beds or access to a required medical service. Bed management transfers can increase the efficiency of ICU bed numbers within a region. Patient transfers may increase the time to appropriate management and may place patients at risk.
Sampling Plan / Procedure
Inclusion Criteria
100% patients who survived and left ICU
Exclusion Criteria
Patients who died or expired in ICU
Frequency
Month, quarter or year based on ICU discharge dates.
Definition and Derivation
Percent of live ICU discharges that are transferred to an ICU located at a different hospital.
Numerator
Num = Number of live ICU discharges that are transferred to an ICU located at a different hospital
Denominator
Denom = Number of Live ICU discharges
Formula
Percent of live ICU discharges that are transferred to an ICU located at a different hospital = Num / Denom
Background
A similar thing used to be reported for transfer "for medical reasons" vs. "for bed management". That indicator isn't used by any current reports, but we would be able to break that information out in a report if needed.
Data Sources
SAS Program
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