[Interhospital transportation of the severe pediatric patient in Catalonia].
Medicina Intensiva · 2006-10-01 · Observational study
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe the organization of the interhospital transport of the pediatric patients in Catalonia. DESIGN: Description of the different phases of organization, of the organizational structure, both of the bases and of the coordinating center, and of the evolution of the model. SCOPE: System of medical emergencies and hospital net of Catalonia. PERIOD: between 1996 and 2003. PATIENTS: Patients moved by the pediatric teams. INTERVENTIONS: Analysis of the documentation used in the transports realized by the system of medical emergencies. VARIABLES OF INTEREST: Clinical information, hours and times of transport, as well as the way used for the transport. RESULTS. A total of 6,110 pediatric transports were realized by an annual average of 777. The 94% of the movements carried out for ambulances and 6% with helicopter. The number of transport was growing to lengths of the years of study. CONCLUSIONS: The model followed in the last years in Catalonia bases on the specialization of the pediatric interhospital transport. The pediatric teams contribute a value added to the own transport.