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PURPOSE:The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of regionalization on sepsis survival, to describe the role of inter-hospital transfer in rural sepsis care, and to measure the cost of inter-hospital transfer in a predominantly rural state. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Observational case-control study using statewide administrative claims data from 2005 to 2014 in a predominantly rural Midwestern state. Mortality and marginal costs were estimated with multivariable generalized estimating equations models and with instrumental variables models. RESULTS:A total of 18 246 patients were included, of which 59% were transferred between hospitals. Transferred patients had higher mortality and longer hospital length-of-stay than non-transferred patients. Using a multivariable generalized estimating equations (GEE) model to adjust for potentially confounding factors, inter-hospital transfer was associated with increased mortality (aOR 1.7, 95% CI 1.5-1.9). Using an instrumental variables model, transfer was associated with a 9.2% increased risk of death. Transfer was associated with additional costs of $6897 (95% CI $5769-8024). Even when limiting to only those patients who received care in the largest hospitals, transfer was still associated with $5167 (95% CI $3696-6638) in additional cost. CONCLUSIONS:The majority of rural sepsis patients are transferred, and these transferred patients have higher mortality and significantly increased cost of care.
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J Crit Carejournal_title
Journal of critical careauthors
Mohr NM,Harland KK,Shane DM,Ahmed A,Fuller BM,Torner JCdoi
10.1016/j.jcrc.2016.07.016subject
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2016-12-01 00:00:00pages
187-194eissn
0883-9441issn
1557-8615pii
S0883-9441(16)30253-2journal_volume
36pub_type
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更新日期:2015-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2011-02-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1993-09-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2018-02-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2016-10-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2019-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Journal of critical care
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更新日期:2014-12-01 00:00:00
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doi:10.1016/j.jcrc.2019.01.011
更新日期:2019-06-01 00:00:00
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doi:10.1016/j.jcrc.2014.09.013
更新日期:2015-02-01 00:00:00
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doi:10.1016/j.jcrc.2015.01.023
更新日期:2015-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
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更新日期:2017-12-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2008-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
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更新日期:2019-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2014-06-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2005-09-01 00:00:00