Safety and complication of intrahospital transfer in critically ill patients; a systematic review and meta-analysis
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Acute respiratory distress syndrome, and severe respiratory or circulatory failure
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000040963
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Healthcare Epidemiology, Graduate School of Medicine and Public Health, Kyoto University
- Brief Summary
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.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1898
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1) Patients with missing outcomes
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Others,meta-analysis etc
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Incidence of adverse events
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Death and serious complications (life-threatening) adverse events The period of of ICU stay The period of of in hospital stay Minor adverse events Costs