Interhospital Transport of Critically Ill Children to PICUs in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland: Analysis of an International Dataset*

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The study aims to describe the characteristics and outcomes of critically ill children transported to PICUs in the UK and Ireland.
Retrospective analysis of data from pediatric critical care transport teams and PICUs.
Analysis of 8,167 transport records from 2014-2015.
Uni- and multivariate analyses to explore the relationship between transport factors and PICU mortality.
Median predicted mortality risk for transported children was 4.4%.
Adverse events occurred in 369 transports (4.5%).
Consultant team leadership and transport from an intensive care area were associated with higher PICU mortality (p = 0.006).

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Retrospective analysis of transport data reveals variations in PICU transport services for critically ill children, indicating implications for care.

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Ramnarayan et al. (2018) studied this question.

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