PubMed · 4778721
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W C Shoemaker. Editorial: The changing ICU.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4778721/
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of a clinical and administrative partnership with an academic urban Level I trauma center on the patient transfer practices at a suburban/rural Level II center. METHODS: Data for 2 years before affiliation (PRE) abstracted from inpatient charts and the trauma registry were compared with that for 2 years after (POST). The following data were collected: number of, reason for, and destination and demographics of transfers. Chi(2) test and t test analyses were used; p < 0.05 defined significance; data are mean +/- SEM. RESULTS: Transfer rate increased from 4% PRE to 6.9% (p = 0.001) POST with no significant difference in age, Glasgow Coma Scale score, Injury Severity Score, or Revised Trauma Score. Repatriation occurred in 12.8% POST (none PRE). The current Level I facility accepted 1.8% of all transfers PRE and 36.4% POST (p = 0.0001). PRE/POST rates by reason are as follows: pediatric, 14.6%/9.0% (p = 0.04); intensive care unit, 0.4%/1.7% (p = 0.13); complex orthopedic, 100%/0% (p = 0.005); vascular, 50%/0% (p = 0.008); spinal cord injury, 100%/100%; and ophthalmologic, 0%/100% (p = 0.005). CONCLUSIONS: In this experience of Level I/II partnership (1) transfer patterns were altered, (2) select patient cohort transfers decreased (pediatric, complex orthopedic, vascular), whereas others increased (aortic work-up), and (3) repatriation rates were low.
An urban community hospital redesigned the quality assurance (QA) procedures of its medical staff to increase the effectiveness of QA. The best features of the plans of several leading hospitals were presented to departments and committees. These redesigned their QA efforts into a hospital-wide plan. Leadership commitment to redesign, increased process objectivity, and more horizontal structure resulted in the identification of adverse events and the assignment of numerical assessments to them. The rate of adverse event detection was equal to the rate achieved by the literature's benchmark study.