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  • Title: Audit of Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance Service.
    Author: Rohan D, Dwyer R, Costello J, Phelan D.
    Journal: Ir Med J; 2006 Mar; 99(3):76-8. PubMed ID: 16700258.
    Abstract:
    The transfer of critically ill patients between hospitals carries significant risk. The Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance Service (MICAS) in Ireland was established in 1996 to provide a ground transfer service between hospitals for critically ill patients. The aim of this audit was to determine if a centralised retrieval system for interhospital transport of critically ill patients in Ireland by MICAS is safe and efficient. 484 critically ill patients transported by MICAS between April 1996 and December 2004 were studied retrospectively. There were no patient deaths during transfer. 47% of transfers were between hospitals in the greater Dublin area. 45% were from regional centres to Dublin. 93% of patients required airway intervention before transfer (intubation or tracheostomy) and 32% needed inotropic support during transfer. The MICAS data confirm the demand for interhospital transport of critically ill patients and suggest that transfer using a centralised retrieval system is safe.
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