Trends and Outcomes of Transferred Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction from Acute Care Hospitals (from a Nationwide Analysis)

Trends, outcomes, and predictors of patients transferred with acute pulmonary embolism in the United States: Analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample

“…6 Patients were categorized according to whether they were transferred versus not transferred from another acute care hospital using the NIS transfer data element. 7 We excluded hospitalizations in which patients had concomitant codes for ST-elevation myocardial infarction or stroke. This analysis was exempt from institutional review board due to the NIS deidentified nature.…”