Helicopter inter-hospital transfer for patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a retrospective 12-year analysis of a service system.
Alexander FuchsRenate SchmuckiLorenz MeuliPedro David Wendel-GarciaRoland AlbrechtRobert GreifUrs PietschPublished in: Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine (2022)
All patients under ECMO survived the helicopter transport. Adverse events were observed for about 20% of the flight missions, with a tendency during the night-time flights, none harmed the patients. Inter-hospital transfer for patients undergoing ECMO provided by 24-h/7-d per week helicopter emergency medical service teams can be considered as feasible and safe. The majority of the patients (54.8%) were still alive after 28 days.
Keyphrases
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- end stage renal disease
- patients undergoing
- ejection fraction
- healthcare
- emergency medical
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- mental health
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- emergency department
- randomized controlled trial
- intensive care unit
- clinical trial
- study protocol