Safety, quality & education

Different mortality and transfer rates between teaching and nonteaching urban hospitals among patients presenting with Stevens-Johnson syndrome

Anaesth Crit Care Pain MedPublished Comparative study of hospital outcomes

Authors' conclusion

Compared to patients at urban nonteaching hospitals, patients at urban teaching hospitals had significantly increased risk of mortality, and urban nonteaching hospitals had higher rates of transferring patients to another hospital.

Study context

Population
Patients presenting with Stevens-Johnson syndrome during hospitalization
Comparison
Urban teaching vs urban nonteaching hospitals
Outcome
In-hospital outcomes:
  • Mortality
  • Transfer

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

  • Significantly increased risk of mortality at urban teaching vs urban nonteaching hospitals
  • Higher rates of transfer to another hospital at urban nonteaching hospitals

Original publication

Different mortality and transfer rates between teaching and nonteaching urban hospitals among patients presenting with Stevens-Johnson syndrome. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. Published 12 March 2025. doi:10.1016/j.accpm.2025.101505

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