Transport of critically ill children in a resource-limited setting

Transportation of critically ill children by inexperienced personnel may be associated with increased risk of transfer-related adverse events and mortality. To audit paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) transfer activity and transfer-related adverse events in a resource-limited setting. Twenty-two bed regional PICU of a university children's hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. Prospective one-year audit of all children transferred directly to PICU from other hospitals. Data were collected for patient demographics and diagnostic category, referring hospital, transferring personnel, mode of transport, and the incidence of technical, clinical, and critical adverse events. Data are median (interquartile range, IQR). The transfers of 202 children, median age 2.8 months (1.1-14), median weight 3.5 kg (2.5-8.1) were analysed.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health

Year dc:date.issued

2001

Author dc:creator

• Hatherill, Mark

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10987

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10987