Frequency, Composition, and Predictors of In-Transit Critical Events During Pediatric Critical Care Transport*

Conclusions: Using new consensus definitions of transport-related critical events, we found critical events occurred in almost one in eight transports, and were strongly associated with pretransport cardiovascular instability. Transport Pediatric Early Warning Score was poorly predictive of in-transit critical events, and was not superior to the presence of pretransport mechanical ventilation and cardiovascular instability. Future prospective studies are required to elucidate the optimal matching of transport resources to patients, in particular those with both pretransport cardiovascular instability and mechanical ventilation.
Source: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine - Category: Pediatrics Tags: Quality and Safety Source Type: research