Ramy Sedhom , Rafail Beshai , Ahmed Elkaryoni , Michael Megaly , Ayman Elbadawi , Ahmed Athar , Wissam Jaber , Aditya S. Bharadwaj , Vinoy Prasad , Liset Stoletniy , Islam Y. Elgendy
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Abstract
Background
Data on outcomes of patients with high-risk acute pulmonary embolism (PE) transferred from other hospitals are scarce.
Methods
We queried the Nationwide Readmissions Database for admissions who were ≥18 years old, and with a primary discharge diagnosis of acute high-risk PE between the years 2016 and 2019. The main outcome of interest was the difference in all-cause in-hospital mortality between patients admitted directly to small/medium hospitals; patients admitted directly to large hospitals; and patients transferred to large hospitals.
Results
Among 11,341 weighted hospitalizations with high-risk PE, 631 (5.6%) patients were transferred to large hospitals. There was no significant change in the rates of transfer during the study period. Transferred patients were younger and had a higher prevalence of comorbidities. They were more likely to present with saddle PE and cor pulmonale and were more likely to receive advanced therapies. In-hospital mortality was not different between patients transferred to large hospitals and those admitted directly to large hospitals (adjusted odd ratio [OR] 1.11, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.81, 1.54) as well as between patients transferred to large hospitals and those admitted directly to small/medium hospitals (aOR 1.28, 95% CI 0.92, 1.76). The rates of major bleeding and cardiac arrest were higher among transferred patients. Admissions for transferred patients were associated with higher cost and longer length of stay.
Conclusion
Transferred patients with high-risk PE were more likely to receive advanced therapies. There was no difference in-hospital mortality rates compared with patients admitted directly to the large or small/medium hospitals.