| Non-clinical transfer patients (n= 759) | Matched patients not undergoing transfer (n= 1,518) | Pvaluea |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 55.7 (17.5) | 55.7 (17.7) | 0.99 |
Sex | Â | Â | Â |
   Female | 328 (43.2%) | 660 (43.5%) | 0.91 |
   Male | 431 (56.8%) | 858 (56.5%) |  |
Quintiles of IMD | Â | Â | Â |
   1 (least deprived) | 107 (14.1%) | 231 (15.2%) | 0.82 |
   2 | 121 (15.9%) | 241 (15.9%) |  |
   3 | 140 (18.5%) | 297 (19.6%) |  |
   4 | 179 (23.6%) | 330 (21.7%) |  |
   5 (most deprived) | 212 (27.9%) | 419 (27.6%) |  |
Past medical history of one or more specified serious conditions | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 629 (82.9%) | 1,278 (84.2%) | 0.42 |
   Yes | 130 (17.1%) | 240 (15.8%) |  |
Admission type | Â | Â | Â |
   Unplanned local admission | 664 (87.5%) | 1,318 (86.8%) | 0.75 |
   Planned local medical admission | 7 (0.9%) | 10 (0.7%) |  |
   Planned local surgical admission | 12 (1.6%) | 19 (1.3%) |  |
   Unplanned transfer in | 35 (4.6%) | 90 (5.9%) |  |
   Planned transfer in | 37 (4.9%) | 71 (4.7%) |  |
   Repatriation | 4 (0.5%) | 10 (0.7%) |  |
Surgical status | Â | Â | Â |
   Nonsurgical | 669 (88.1%) | 1,315 (88.6%) | 0.37 |
   Emergency/urgent | 73 (9.6%) | 174 (11.5%) |  |
   Elective/scheduled | 17 (2.2%) | 29 (1.9%) |  |
Reason for admission by body system | Â | Â | Â |
   Cardiovascular | 119 (15.7%) | 247 (16.3%) | 0.97 |
   Respiratory | 248 (32.7%) | 508 (33.5%) |  |
   Neurological | 152 (20.0%) | 286 (18.8%) |  |
   Gastrointestinal | 103 (13.6%) | 197 (13.0%) |  |
   Genitourinary including renal | 50 (6.6%) | 98 (6.5%) |  |
   Haematological/immunological | 10 (1.3%) | 25 (1.7%) |  |
   Endocrine, metabolic, thermoregulation and poisoning | 51 (6.7%) | 108 (7.1%) |  |
   Musculoskeletal | 17 (2.2%) | 26 (1.7%) |  |
   Dermatological | 9 (1.2%) | 23 (1.5%) |  |
ICNARC Physiology Score | 20.1 (8.3) | 20.6 (7.8) | 0.31 |