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Abstract(s)
Background: The need to transfer patients between health institutions is an unquestionably current subject.
Objective: To characterize the supervision of patients during inter-hospital transport.
Methodology: Retrospective cross-sectional study. The study included 184 patients from an emergency department in the
northeast region of Portugal who were transferred between hospitals under the supervision of the service’s team between
November 2015 and October 2016.
Results: Among the transferred patients, 58.7% were men; 33.2% were aged 71-80 years; the most common diagnosis
was neurological disease (31.5%); 15.8% of them had a risk score 0-2; 45.7% a risk score 3-6; 18.5% had a risk score ≥7;
and 20.1% had a risk score <7 and item scoring 2 points. They were supervised by a nurse (77.2%) or by a physician and
a nurse (22.8%).
Conclusion: The risk score influences the type of supervision during inter-hospital transport. Most patients with a higher
risk score were supervised by a physician and a nurse.
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Keywords
Transportation of patients Critical care Patient care
Citation
Graça, Andreia Catarina Gonçalves da; Silva, Norberto; Correia, Teresa I.G.; Martins, Matilde (2017). Inter-hospital transport of critically ill patients: the reality of a hospital in the Northeast region of Portugal. Revista de Enfermagem Referencia. ISSN 0874-0283. IV:15, p. 133-144
Publisher
Unidade de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde - Enfermagem da Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra