Abstract
Inter-hospital Critical Care Transport: Implementation of a Novel Policy and Review of the Literature
Highlights
The decision to transport a critically ill patient is based on the need for diagnostic or therapeutic procedures that are not available within the intensive care unit
We will describe the implementation of a novel policy that addresses the pre-transfer multi-disciplinary planning and assessment of the transfer of adult surgical intensive care patients to another critical care unit at an outside facility
The subsequent review of the literature will focus on the intra- and inter-hospital transport of critically ill patients
Summary
The decision to transport a critically ill patient is based on the need for diagnostic or therapeutic procedures that are not available within the intensive care unit. Most commonly this type of transport is within the home facility and is for procedures such as imaging or for operative intervention. The purpose of this study is to address the transfer of patients who have been stabilized from their acute critical illness and are transferred back to their home institution’s ICU for further rehabilitation and convalescence. We will describe the implementation of a novel policy that addresses the pre-transfer multi-disciplinary planning and assessment of the transfer of adult surgical intensive care patients to another critical care unit at an outside facility. The subsequent review of the literature will focus on the intra- and inter-hospital transport of critically ill patients
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