Open AccessProfiling Pediatric Potentially Avoidable Transfers Using Procedure and Diagnosis Codes
Author(s) -
Jennifer L. Rosenthal,
Monica K. Lieng,
James P. Marcin,
Patrick S. Romano
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
pediatric emergency care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.449
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1535-1815
pISSN - 0749-5161
DOI - 10.1097/pec.0000000000001777
Subject(s) - medicine , medical diagnosis , pediatric intensive care unit , emergency medicine , pediatrics , emergency department , intensive care , vomiting , intensive care medicine , medical emergency , anesthesia , pathology , psychiatry
While hospital-hospital transfers of pediatric patients are often necessary, some pediatric transfers are potentially avoidable. Pediatric potentially avoidable transfers (PATs) represent a process with high costs and safety risks but few, if any, benefits. To better understand this issue, we described pediatric interfacility transfers with early discharges.