Characteristics of Children Who Deteriorate After Transport and Associated Preadmission Factors.

Objective: The incidence of deterioration and associated characteristics are largely unknown for children transported for admission from referring emergency departments (EDs) to general inpatient units. This study describes this population and identifies associated preadmission characteristics.

Methods: This single-center cohort study included children ≤ 18 years old transferred from an ED and directly admitted to general inpatient units from 2016 to 2019.