High-volume centers had a greater number of patients transferred from other institutions compared to low-volume centers. High-volume centers were associated with increased index admission resource utilization, with transfer patients having higher illness severity and greater resource utilization, yet similar mortality, compared to direct admission patients.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- emergency department
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- cardiovascular disease
- heart failure
- coronary artery disease
- atrial fibrillation
- patient reported outcomes
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- pulmonary hypertension
- pulmonary artery