Travel Distances for Interhospital Transfers of Critically Ill Children: A Geospatial Analysis
The current pediatric critical care system is organized in a hub-and-spoke model, which requires large travel distances for some patients. Some transfers might be prevented by more efficient prehospital triage. Current transfer patterns suggest the choice of initial hospital is influenced by geography as well as by attempts to match hospital resources with perceived patient needs.
Authors
- Allan M. Joseph (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2768-0889)
- Christopher M. Horvat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1593-2252)
- Billie S. Davis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6342-4244)
- Jeremy M. Kahn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9688-5576)
Institutions
- Apple (Israel) (IL)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Critical Care Explorations
- Published
- 2024-10-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/cce.0000000000001175
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.07