| 1 |
Chang, Y, Lin LH, Chen WH, Liao HY, Hu PH, Chen SF, et al. Quality control work group focusing on practical guidelines for improving safety of critically ill patient transportation in the emergency department. J Emerg Nurs. 2010 Mar; 36(2):140-5. |
To establish guidelines for intrahospital transport |
Circle of quality method |
Elaboration of strategies through the composition of the group of professionals which improved safety during the intrahospital transport of seriously-ill patients through educational programs and the provision of better quality care. |
| 2 |
Nogueira VO, Marin HF, Cunha ICKO. Informações on-line sobre transporte intrahospitalar de pacientes críticos adultos. Acta Paul Enferm. 2005; 4(18):390-6. |
To develop an educational page on the World Wide Web, providing and representing information relevant to continuous education in the intrahospital transport of critically-ill patients |
Trochim method |
Elaboration of a website and a protocol for conduct for the intrahospital transport of critically-ill patients. |
| 3 |
Jarden RJ, Quirke S. Improving safety and documentation in intrahospital transport: development of an intrahospital transport tool for critically ill patients. Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 2010 Apr; 26(2):101-7. |
To develop a tool for the intrahospital transport of seriously-ill patients |
Literature review |
Elaboration of a tool for assisting during the intrahospital transport. |
| 4 |
Almeida ACG, Neves ALD, Souza LBC, Garcia JH, Lopes JL, Barros ALBL. Transporte intrahospitalar de pacientes adultos em estado crítico: complicações relacionadas à equipe, equipamentos e fatores fisiológicos. Acta Paul Enferm. 2012; 25(3):471-6. |
To identify in the literature the complications related to the patient’s physiological changes, to the multidisciplinary team, and to the use of equipment during the intrahospital transport of critically-ill patients |
Literature review |
The events encountered most were: physiological changes of the patient, problems in the multidisciplinary team involved in the transport and in the inter-team communication, and failures in the equipment. |
| 5 |
MacLenon M. Use of a specialized transport team for intrahospital transport of critically 111 patients. Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2004 Sept-Oct; 23(5):225-9. |
To identify in the literature the adverse events during intrahospital transport and to identify the benefits of a specialized transport team |
Literature review |
Results favorable for patient safety through the creation of specialized transport teams. |
