Interhospital Transfers of Acute Care Surgery Patients: Should Care for Nontraumatic Surgical Emergencies be Regionalized?

Abstract

TRANS patients comprised a significant portion of the population with major NTSEs admitted to the acute care surgery service of our tertiary center. They presented with greater physiologic derangement and had worse outcomes than DIRECT patients. As is currently established for trauma care, regionalization of care for NTSEs should be considered.