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26 Σεπ 2022 · Interfacility transport is a crucial part of today's healthcare system that allows facilities to transfer patients needing specialized care that cannot be adequately performed at their current facility.
An inter-hospital transfer (IHT), also known as inter-facility or secondary transfer, is needed when the diagnostic and therapeutic facilities required for a patient are not available at the given hospital.
Introduction. Major Topic #1: Definitions. Major Topic #2: Meeting Patient Needs. Major Topic #3: Integration of Interfacility Transfer Services into Existing Regional Health Care System. Major Topic #4: Medical Oversight.
26 Σεπ 2022 · Interfacility transport is defined as the transport of patients between two healthcare facilities. The process is generally accomplished through ground transportation or air vehicles.
Clinical deterioration, including cardiac arrest, can occur during inter-facility transfer of critically ill patients. Recent evidence on the incidence rate of clinical deterioration during inter-facility transfer is quite limited. Two studies conducted in the Netherlands reported incidence rates between 15.2 – 34.0% (1, 2).
Emergency medical services (EMS) interfacility transport ensures that patients receive the care they need in a time-efficient and safe manner. For clinicians, understanding the role EMS services play in transport is essential for the proper use and referral.
Specialist transport systems include mobile intensive care units and standard transport augmented by specialist retrieval. Mobile intensive care systems were primarily focused on secondary transfers of critically ill patients from a referring hospital to a major centre.
