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[Transport from a subregional neonatal unit. Experiences from Vestfold Central Hospital during an 11-year period 1982-92].
Tidsskrift for Den Norske Lægeforening : Tidsskrift for Praktisk Medicin, Ny Række 1993 September 11
A key element of neonatal regionalization is the establishment of transport links between centres of tertiary care and subregional centres. During the 11-year period 1982-92, 186 transports were undertaken from the neonatal unit, Vestfold Central Hospital, for a total of 180 patients, or 0.8% of all live born infants (n = 23,652). 64 patients (36%) were referred for prematurity/respiratory distress syndrome (IRDS), 81 (45%) for congenital malformations, and 35 (19%) for other conditions. Transports for prematurity/IRDS declined significantly from the the first 6-year period 1982-87 to the last 5-year period 1988-92 (3.6 vs. 1.8 per 1,000 live born infants; p < 0.01), owing to the establishment of a local respirator treatment programme for severe IRDS. In 71 (38%) transports the infants were mechanically ventilated. Seven (10%) suffered in-transport complications related to the endotracheal tube. At arrival, significantly more patients were anaemic (Hb < 14 g%; transports before 48 hours after birth), alcalotic (pH > 7.50), hypocapnic (PCO2 < 4 kPa) or had a base excess < -10 mmol/l than before transportation (p < 0.05). There was a tendency towards more patients with hypothermia (tp < 36 degrees C), acidosis (pH (< 7.20) and hypercapnia (PCO2 > 10 kPa) at arrival than before transportation (p > 0.05). No deaths occurred during transport. However, two infants died within two hours after arrival, giving a transport-related mortality rate of 1%. Transporting critically ill neonates implies discontinuity of treatment and monitoring of these infants. Optimal stabilization before transportation, and scrupulous work on technical details are of utmost importance.
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