Table 7 Summary of consensus regarding warranted and unwarranted transfers between nursing homes and emergency care facilities
Warranted | Discretionary | Unwarranted |
|---|---|---|
For pain-reliving surgical operations. | Delirium risk | Non-transfer preference in preliminary talk |
For acute functional decline | Next-of-kin advocacy | Resident expresses transfer not wanted |
Condition unclear after MD assessment | In a palliative state | |
Anemia | Pneumonia | |
Heart attack | Urinary retention | |
Stroke | Urinary tract infection | |
Sepsis | Unintentional weight loss | |
Other fractures | Dehydration |