CAP order set utilization was associated with case complexity but not admission source.
With respect to admission source, we found that a comparatively higher proportion of patients admitted from their own home with a hip fracture were delayed beyond 36 h.
The influence of admission source (nursing home [NH] versus community-dwelling) on treatment strategies and outcomes among elderly patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has not been investigated.
Following univariate analysis, seven variables, including admission source, history of dementia, ischaemic heart disease, MI, cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), urinary tract infections and hyponatraemia met criteria for inclusion into the Cox regression model.
However, with regards to admission source, there was a higher proportion of patients presenting from a community care institution in group 1, whilst a higher proportion of patients were from their own home in group 2 (p = 0.013).
However, multivariate Cox model controlling factors associated with mortality such as SAPS II score, ICU admission source, and intensity of treatment demonstrated that admission during weeknights and weekends was not associated with an increased risk for death.
Study nurses retrospectively collected gender, race, admission source, insurance, comorbid conditions, preoperative functional status, serum glucose, and antibiotic administration from patient charts.
The database analyzed in this study includes details of all ICU admissions between 1989 and 2002, including demographic factors, admission diagnosis, admission source, severity of acute illness as measured by APACHE II scores based on the worst first 24-hour ICU data [15], daily organ failure assessment and supportive therapy required [16], and ICU and hospital survival outcome.
These findings were adjusted for severity of illness, Acute Physiology Score, admission source, diagnosis and comorbidity.
This remained true after adjustment for age, sex, emergency admissions and admission source.
Previous studies have suggested that outcomes in the ICU are influenced by admission source.
