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An Educational Video Demonstration of How to Prone a Critically Ill Intubated Patient
Published on: November 30, 2022
Intrahospital transport of mechanically ventilated intensive care patients using new equipment attached to a transfer
Yosuke Matsumura1, Taka-Aki Nakada1, Yosuke Hayashi1
1Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine Chiba Japan.
Aim:
Multiple lines and tubes often complicate bed transfer in critically ill patients. To solve this problem, the authors developed medical equipment attached to a transfer board ("transfer board tree") that integrates the patient, transfer board, and medical equipment. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficiency and safety of the transfer board tree.
Methods:
Forty mechanically ventilated patients (20 transfer board tree, 20 conventional) in the intensive care unit who were transported for computed tomography were enrolled. Transfer times and adverse events were recorded.
Results:
Transfer board tree patients had significantly shorter transfer times. There were two adverse events only in the conventional group.
Conclusions:
The transfer board tree enables rapid intrahospital transport of intensive care patients with sufficient monitoring.
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