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Special Articles Guidelines for the inter- and intrahospital transport of critically ill patients*. Jonathan Warren, MD, FCCM, FCCP; Robert E. Fromm Jr, MD, MPH, MS; Richard A. Orr, MD;. Leo C. Rotello, MD, FCCM, FCCP, FACP; H. Mathilda Horst, MD, FCCM; American College of Critical Care Medicine Objective: The development of practice guidelines for the con- a) pretransport coordination and communication; b) transport duct of intra- and interhospital transport of the critically ill pa- personnel; c) transport equipment; d) monitoring during transport;. tient. and e) documentation. The transport plan should be developed by Data Source: Expert opinion and a search of Index Medicus a multidisciplinary team and should be evaluated and refined from January 1986 through October 2001 provided the basis for regularly using a standard quality improvement process. these guidelines. A task force of experts in the field of patient Conclusion: The transport of critically ill patients carries in- transport provided personal experience and expert opinion.
in the intensive care unit. This includes, at a minimum, continuous electrocardio-graphic monitoring, continuous pulse oximetry (44), and periodic measurement
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