Mark Rose, Carina Newton, Benchaa Boualam, Nancy Bogne, Adam Ketchum, Umang Shah, Jordan Mitchell, Safura Tanveer, Tucker Lurie, Walesia Robinson, Rebecca Duncan, Stephen Thom, Quincy Khoi Tran
BACKGROUND: Acute aortic dissection (AoD) is a hypertensive emergency often requiring the transfer of patients to higher care hospitals; thus, clinical care documentation and compliance with the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) is crucial. The study assessed emergency providers (EP) documentation of clinical care and EMTALA compliance among interhospital transferred AoD patients. METHODS: This retrospective study examined adult patients transferred directly from a referring emergency department (ED) to a quaternary academic center between January 1, 2011 and September 30, 2015...
2019: World Journal of Emergency Medicine