The Interhospital Transfer of Mechanically Ventilated Patients: Too Little, Too Late, and Questionably Motivated?

Uchenna R Ofoma^{1

2}, Allan J Walkey^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ 1 Department of Critical Care Medicine, Geisinger Health System, Danville, Pennsylvania.
² 2 Henry Hood Center for Health Research, Geisinger Health System, Danville, Pennsylvania.
³ 3 Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Pulmonary Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts; and.
⁴ 4 Evans Center for Implementation and Improvement Sciences, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.

Editorial

Uchenna R Ofoma et al. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2017 May.

. 2017 May;14(5):626-627.

doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201701-063ED.

Uchenna R Ofoma^{1

2}, Allan J Walkey^{3

4}

¹ 1 Department of Critical Care Medicine, Geisinger Health System, Danville, Pennsylvania.
² 2 Henry Hood Center for Health Research, Geisinger Health System, Danville, Pennsylvania.
³ 3 Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Pulmonary Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts; and.
⁴ 4 Evans Center for Implementation and Improvement Sciences, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.

No abstract available

Comment on

Patient and Hospital Characteristics Associated with Interhospital Transfer for Adults with Ventilator-Dependent Respiratory Failure.
Nadig NR, Goodwin AJ, Simpson AN, Simpson KN, Richards J, Ford DW. Nadig NR, et al. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2017 May;14(5):730-736. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201611-918OC. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2017. PMID: 28199137 Free PMC article.