Table 2 Outcomes of patients transferred from other hospital compared with those with direct admission from emergency department and hospital wards
| Â | Other hospital | ED | p value* | Hospital wards | p value** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | (N = 611) | (N = 2703) | Â | (N = 4340) | Â |
Hospital mortality, no. (%) | 214 (35.0) | 895 (33.1) | 0.37 | 2223 (51.2) | <0.0001 |
ICU mortality, no. (%) | 128 (21.0) | 605 (22.4) | 0.44 | 1327 (30.6) | <0.0001 |
Standardized mortality ratio (SMR) (95% CI) | 0.93 (0.83–1.03) | 0.91 (0.86–0.96) |  | 0.93 (0.90–0.95) |  |
ICU LOS (days), mean (SD) | 12.1±14.7 | 8.8±10.5 | <0.0001 | 9.2±52.0 | 0.17 |
Hospital LOS (days), mean (SD) | 65.5±89.9 | 39.7±69.8 | <0.0001 | 64.2±101.9 | 0.76 |
Mechanical ventilation duration (days), mean (SD) | 10.2±13.7 | 7.9±10.3 | <0.0001 | 7.2±13.6 | <0.0001 |
Tracheostomy, no. (%) | 151 (24.7) | 539 (19.9) | 0.009 | 629 (14.5) | <0.0001 |
CVVHD, no. (%) | 53 (8.7) | 246 (9.1) | 0.74 | 711 (16.4) | <0.0001 |
Hemodialysis, no. (%) | 43 (7.0) | 159 (5.9) | 0.28 | 522 (12.0) | 0.0003 |
DNR order, no. (%) | 99 (16.2) | 553 (20.5) | 0.02 | 1208 (27.8) | <0.0001 |