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- Title
Long Distance Neonatal Transport- The Need of the Hour.
- Authors
KUMAR, PODDUTOOR PREETHAM; KUMAR, CHIRLA DINESH; VENKATLAKSHMI, ALLA
- 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).
- Subjects
INTERHOSPITAL transport of children; TRANSPORT of sick &; wounded; PEDIATRIC emergency services; AMBULANCE service; COMPARATIVE studies
- Publication
Indian Pediatrics, 2008, Vol 45, Issue 11, p920
- ISSN
0019-6061
- Publication type
Article