Affiliation
Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork. emily.aherne@gmail.comIssue Date
2009-10MeSH
AdolescentChild
Child Welfare
Child, Preschool
Critical Illness
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Intensive Care Units
Intensive Care Units, Pediatric
Ireland
Male
Patient Transfer
Questionnaires
Retrospective Studies
Time Factors
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Inter-hospital transport of critically ill children. 2009, 102 (9):288-90 Ir Med JJournal
Irish medical journalPubMed ID
19902647Abstract
Most Irish paediatric tertiary care services are centralised in Dublin. Many children are transferred there each year from regional paediatric units around the country. We aimed to quantify and describe all children transferred from one regional tertiary hospital over a two year period. Seventy three out of 75 identified transfers were examined. Sixty nine transfers (94.5%) were sent to the major tertiary centre. Fifteen (20.5%) required intensive care services for transfer. Seventeen seriously ill neonates required transfer, however only 4 (23.5%) of those met both the criteria for and the availability of the National Neonatal Transfer Team (NNTT). Significant events during transfer were only documented in 3 cases. Most transfers arrived in Dublin outside normal working hours. Standards of documentation were found to be very inconsistent. In conclusion, a national transport service for all critically ill children is urgently needed in Ireland.Item Type
ArticleLanguage
enISSN
0332-3102Collections
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