Interhospital transport of the critically ill patient: Focus on the journey

Joep Droogh

Interhospital transport of the critically ill patient: Focus on the journey

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Abstract

Critically ill patients have been transferred in between hospitals since decades. Mainly for additional diagnostic or therapeutic possibilities not available at the referring hospital, but also in cases where intensive care unit (ICU) beds are unavailable. The Mobile Intensive Care Unit (MICU) is an ambulance, especially designed for the transport of the critically ill ICU patient. These transports are accompanied by a specially trained ICU physician and ICU nurse.

In this thesis we studied different aspect of our MICU service and we aimed to answer the following questions:
Is it true that a prepared, trained and experienced transport team with the right equipment will result in a better transfer with less adverse events?
What kind of adverse events do happen during transport?
How should a specialized transfer team be trained?
What is the regional impact of a MICU service?
Are there specific transport related issues we should be aware of?

Translated title of the contribution	Het transporteren van ernstig zieke patiënten tussen ziekenhuizen
Original language	English
Qualification	Doctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution	University of Groningen
Supervisors/Advisors	Zijlstra, Jan, Supervisor Ligtenberg, Jack, Co-supervisor
Award date	5-Nov-2014
Place of Publication	[S.l.]
Publisher	[S.n.]
Print ISBNs	978-90-367-7324-9
Electronic ISBNs	978-90-367-7325-6
Publication status	Published - 2014

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Chapter 2Final publisher's version, 1.69 MB
Chapter 3Final publisher's version, 1.82 MB
Chapter 4Final publisher's version, 1.7 MB
Chapter 5Final publisher's version, 1.65 MB
Chapter 6Final publisher's version, 1.64 MB
Chapter 7Final publisher's version, 2.04 MB
Chapter 8Final publisher's version, 1.58 MB
Chapter 9Final publisher's version, 1.58 MB
Chapter 10Final publisher's version, 1.54 MB
Complete dissertationFinal publisher's version, 11.3 MB
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