OBJECTIVES: To examine the transport times of immediate and emergency retrievals for neonatal and paediatric patients retrieved by ground and air from general hospitals to tertiary centres. DESIGNS: We conducted a database review of the records of 17 011 requests for retrieval to a centralised transport service in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, Australia from 2000 to 2006. RESULTS: Immediate and emergency retrievals included 4575 (43.7%) neonatal and 5887 (56.3%) paediatric retrievals. The median stabilisation time was 97 min for neonatal compared with 50 min for paediatric retrievals. Neonatal retrievals had a significantly longer stabilisation time (approx x2), handover time (approx x1.2) and mission time (approx x1.3) compared to paediatric retrievals. CONCLUSIONS: Establishing reference times for the transport process is a valuable quality assurance tool. Such data will be valuable for staff and budgeting purposes and for evaluating new interventions that reduce retrieval times.
OBJECTIVES: To examine the transport times of immediate and emergency retrievals for neonatal and paediatric patients retrieved by ground and air from general hospitals to tertiary centres. DESIGNS: We conducted a database review of the records of 17 011 requests for retrieval to a centralised transport service in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, Australia from 2000 to 2006. RESULTS: Immediate and emergency retrievals included 4575 (43.7%) neonatal and 5887 (56.3%) paediatric retrievals. The median stabilisation time was 97 min for neonatal compared with 50 min for paediatric retrievals. Neonatal retrievals had a significantly longer stabilisation time (approx x2), handover time (approx x1.2) and mission time (approx x1.3) compared to paediatric retrievals. CONCLUSIONS: Establishing reference times for the transport process is a valuable quality assurance tool. Such data will be valuable for staff and budgeting purposes and for evaluating new interventions that reduce retrieval times.
Authors: Itziar Marsinyach Ros; Laura Sanchez García; Ana Sanchez Torres; Rocio Mosqueda Peña; Maria Del Carmen Pérez Grande; Maria José Rodríguez Castaño; Maria Dolores Elorza Fernández; Manuel Sánchez Luna Journal: Eur J Pediatr Date: 2020-01-28 Impact factor: 3.183
Authors: Mohamed E Abdel-Latif; Gen Nowak; Barbara Bajuk; Kathryn Glass; David Harley Journal: Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed Date: 2017-10-26 Impact factor: 5.747