TITLE:
Neonatal transports—risks and opportunities
AUTHORS:
Alf Meberg, Thor Willy Ruud Hansen
KEYWORDS:
Acidosis; Hypothermia; Newborn Infants; Transport
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Pediatrics,
Vol.1 No.4,
December
19,
2011
ABSTRACT: Aim: To assess the need for and quality of neonatal transports. Material and methods: Prospective observational study of consecutive transports from a level II neonatal unit. Results: 500 transports were undertaken 1982-2010 in 445 patients, representing 0.7% of liveborn infants (n = 61 450). Indications were congenital malformations in 223 (45%), prematurity/respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in 87 (17%), and other conditions in 190 (38%). For patients ventilated during transport (n = 121) mean pCO2 was improved at arrival, and for spontaneously breathing patients mean pH, pCO2, and base excess (p