Safety and complication of intrahospital transfer in critically ill patients; a systematic review and meta-analysis - Safety and complication of intrahospital transfer in critically ill patients; a systematic review and meta-analysis

A total of 12,313 intrahospital transports and 1898 patients from 24 studies were included in the meta-analysis. Among 24 studies that evaluated the primary outcome, the pooled frequency of all adverse events was 26.2% (95% CI: 15.0-39.2) and the heterogeneity among these studies was high (I2 = 99.5%). The pooled frequency of death due to intrahospital transport and life-threatening adverse events was 0% and 1.47% each, but heterogeneity was also high.