Review
Intrahospital transport of critically ill patients (excluding newborns) recommendations of the Société de Réanimation de Langue Française (SRLF), the Société Française d'Anesthésie et de Réanimation (SFAR), and the Société Française de Médecine d'Urgence (SFMU)
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* Corresponding author: Jean-Pierre Quenot jean-pierre.quenot@chu-dijon.fr
1 Service de Réanimation Médicale, CHU Bocage Central Gabriel, 14 rue Paul Gaffarel, 21 079 Dijon, France
2 Service de Réanimation Pédiatrique, CHU Lapeyronie, 371 avenue du doyen Gaston Giraud, 34 295 Montpelier, France
3 Service de Réanimation Médicale, CHU Hôpital Central, 29, avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 54 035 Nancy, France
4 Service de Réanimation Médicale, CHU Hôpital Jean Minjoz, 3, Boulevard Fleming, 25 000 Besançon, France
5 Service d'Anesthésie Réanimation, CHU de la Milétrie, 2 rue de la Milétrie, 86 021 Poitiers, France
6 Pôle Anesthesie Réanimation, CHU pavillon urgences et réanimation, Hôpital Purpan, place du Docteur Baylac, 31 059 Toulouse, France
7 Service Aide Médicale Urgente, CHU hospices civils, 162, avenue Lacassagne, 69 003 Lyon, France
Annals of Intensive Care 2012, 2:1 doi:10.1186/2110-5820-2-1
Published: 3 February 2012Abstract
Critically ill adult patients often require multiple examinations in the hospital and need transport from one department to another, or even between hospitals. However, to date, no guidelines exist regarding optimum practices for transport of these fragile patients. We present recommendations for intrahospital transport of critically ill patients, excluding newborns, developed by an expert group of the French-Language Society of Intensive Care (Société de Réanimation de Langue Française (SRLF), the Société Française d’Anesthésie et de Réanimation (SFAR), and the Société Française de Médecine d’Urgence (SFMU). The recommendations cover five fields of application: epidemiology of adverse events; equipment, monitoring, and maintenance; preparation of patient before transport; human resources and training for caregivers involved in transport processes; and guidelines for planning, structure, and traceability of transport processes.
