Longer Total Interhospital Transfer Times for Rural Sepsis Patients Not Associated with Increased Mortality

Authors

Benjamin Wilkinson•Eliezer León•Nicholas Mohr

Published

January 9, 2025

Abstract

OBJECTIVES Sepsis is a time-sensitive condition, and many rural emergency department (ED) sepsis patients are transferred to tertiary hospitals. The objective of this study was to determine whether longer transport times during interhospital transfer are associated with higher sepsis mortality or increased hospital length-of-stay (LOS).