[Consensus on transport of critically ill children]

The greater development and creation of new Pediatric Intensive Care Units in recent years requires us to review the appropriate structure of the corresponding care between the initial resuscitation of the critical pediatric patient and care by specialists in highly complex areas. The transportation process must offer the critical pediatric patient a standard of care similar to that offered in said Unit. This standard is achieved with a team trained in pediatric transport and with the capacity to provide critical care. The decision to transport a patient within the same hospital or to another institution is based on the evaluation of the potential benefits weighed against potential risks, since there is an increase in morbidity and mortality during transport. The recommendations presented in this document are intended to try to improve the transfer of critical patients in our country.