Long distance neonatal transport--the need of the hour.
Indian Pediatr
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2008 Nov; 45(11): 920-2
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-12974
ABSTRACT
This study compares the inter hospital long distance transports undertaken by a qualified transport team versus those done by other means. This was a retrospective descriptive comparative study of the neonatal transports done during a period of 33 months from various maternity and pediatric centers to a pediatric tertiary referral centre. We found that biochemical and temperature disturbances are more common in babies transported on their own and a specialized neonatal transport service could improve the survival of these babies. Survival was 96.2% (154/160) and 89% (114/128) in the two groups, respectively (P=0.03).
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Main subject:
Respiration, Artificial
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Time Factors
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Infant, Newborn
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Infant, Premature
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Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
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Retrospective Studies
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Patient Transfer
Type of study:
Observational study
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian Pediatr
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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