Transport of critically ill children in a resource-limited setting

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dc.contributor.authorHatherill, Marken_ZA
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dc.date.issued2001en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractTransportation of critically ill children by inexperienced personnel may be associated with increased risk of transfer-related adverse events and mortality. To audit paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) transfer activity and transfer-related adverse events in a resource-limited setting. Twenty-two bed regional PICU of a university children's hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. Prospective one-year audit of all children transferred directly to PICU from other hospitals. Data were collected for patient demographics and diagnostic category, referring hospital, transferring personnel, mode of transport, and the incidence of technical, clinical, and critical adverse events. Data are median (interquartile range, IQR). The transfers of 202 children, median age 2.8 months (1.1-14), median weight 3.5 kg (2.5-8.1) were analysed.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationHatherill, M. (2001). <i>Transport of critically ill children in a resource-limited setting</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Paediatrics and Child Health. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10987en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationHatherill, Mark. <i>"Transport of critically ill children in a resource-limited setting."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10987en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationHatherill, M. 2001. Transport of critically ill children in a resource-limited setting. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Hatherill, Mark AB - Transportation of critically ill children by inexperienced personnel may be associated with increased risk of transfer-related adverse events and mortality. To audit paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) transfer activity and transfer-related adverse events in a resource-limited setting. Twenty-two bed regional PICU of a university children's hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. Prospective one-year audit of all children transferred directly to PICU from other hospitals. Data were collected for patient demographics and diagnostic category, referring hospital, transferring personnel, mode of transport, and the incidence of technical, clinical, and critical adverse events. Data are median (interquartile range, IQR). The transfers of 202 children, median age 2.8 months (1.1-14), median weight 3.5 kg (2.5-8.1) were analysed. DA - 2001 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2001 T1 - Transport of critically ill children in a resource-limited setting TI - Transport of critically ill children in a resource-limited setting UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10987 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/10987
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationHatherill M. Transport of critically ill children in a resource-limited setting. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2001 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10987en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Healthen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPaediatricsen_ZA
dc.titleTransport of critically ill children in a resource-limited settingen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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