Prolonged neonatal interhospital transport on road: Relevance for developing countries.
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2010-02
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Objective. To compare prolonged inter hospital long distance transports on road undertaken by a qualified transport team
vs those done by the same team from shorter distances and time.
Methods. Retrospective descriptive comparative study of the neonatal transports done during a period of 48 mo. All
neonates transferred on road to a tertiary level pediatric hospital from various maternity and pediatric centers. The
biochemical characteristics, adverse effects during transport and 24 hr survival after the transport in both the groups were
compared.
Results. The babies were comparable in their gestational age and ventilatory requirements (46% vs 39%). The biochemical
and metabolic characteristics and 24 hr mortality rates for babies who were transported for longer times and distances
were comparable (p value =0.75) to those transported for shorter times.
Conclusion. Long distance neonatal transport on road is feasible and with a qualified team results can be comparable to
those transported from shorter distances.
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Neonatal transport, Transport team, Long distance transport and interhospital transfer
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Kumar Poddutoor Preetham, Kumar Chirla Dinesh, Shaik Farhan A R, Ghanta Satish Babu, Venkatalakshmi Alla. Prolonged neonatal interhospital transport on road: Relevance for developing countries. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 2010 Feb; 77(2): 151-154.