Outcome of critically ill patients undergoing interhospital transfer

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• Discharge diagnosis (APACHE-III diagnostic code)
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• Need for mechanical ventilation on admission to Intensive Care Unit
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• Glasgow coma score (GCS) at t₁ - within 2 points
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• Predicted mortality (pm; APACHE-II methodology⁴) at t₁ - within 10%
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• Age - within 10 years
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• Sex
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• Source of initial referral (emergency ward, inpatient ward, operating theatre)
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• Date of admission - within 12 months
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• Time (t₁): day (8:00 to 18:00) or night