
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Blay, Nicole 
A1  - Donoghue, Judith 
A1  - Mitten-Lewis, Suzanne 
T1  - A retrospective comparative study of patients with chest pain and intra-ward transfers
JF  - Australian Health Review
JO  - Aust. Health Review
Y1  - 2002
VL  - 25
IS  - 2
SP  - 145
EP  - 154
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/AH020145 
N2  - This retrospective, comparative survey examined patients who had a discharge diagnosis of chest pain and were admitted to The St. George Hospital between July 1999 to June 2000. The aim was to identify the clinical wards/units to which patients were admitted and the number of intra-ward transfers' patients experienced during their hospitalisation. Patients admitted to the cardiology ward/units and outlying wards were compared to determine the number of intra-ward transfers and length of hospital stay. The study found that older patients were more likely to be transferred and that the number of intra-ward transfers impacted uponlength of hospital stay. 
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