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Bekkevold M, Solvik-Olsen T, Heyerdahl F, Lang AM, Hagemo J, Rehn M. Reporting interhospital neonatal intensive care transport: international five-step Delphi-based template. BMJ Paediatr Open 2024; 8:e002374. [PMID: 38569741 PMCID: PMC10989109 DOI: 10.1136/bmjpo-2023-002374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE To develop a general and internationally applicable template of data variables for reporting interhospital neonatal intensive care transports. DESIGN A five-step Delphi method. SETTING A group of experts was guided through a formal consensus process using email. SUBJECTS 12 experts in neonatal intensive care transports from Canada, Denmark, Norway, the UK and the USA. Four women and eight men. The experts were neonatologists, anaesthesiologists, intensive care nurse, anaesthetic nurse, medical leaders, researchers and a parent representative. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES 37 data variables were included in the final template. RESULTS Consensus was achieved on a template of 37 data variables with definitions. 30 variables to be registered for each transport and 7 for annual registration of the system of the transport service. 11 data variables under the category structure, 20 under process and 6 under outcome. CONCLUSIONS We developed a template with a set of data variables to be registered for neonatal intensive care transports. To register the same data will enable larger datasets and comparing services.
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- Marit Bekkevold
- Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, Oslo, Norway
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, Oslo, Norway
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Air Ambulance, Division of Prehospital Services, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Paediatric, Akershus University Hospital, Lorenskog, Norway
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- Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Air Ambulance, Division of Prehospital Services, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Air Ambulance, Division of Prehospital Services, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Broms J, Linhardt C, Fevang E, Helliksson F, Skallsjö G, Haugland H, Knudsen JS, Bekkevold M, Tvede MF, Brandenstein P, Hansen TM, Krüger A, Rognås L, Lossius HM, Gellerfors M. Prehospital tracheal intubations by anaesthetist-staffed critical care teams: a prospective observational multicentre study. Br J Anaesth 2023; 131:1102-1111. [PMID: 37845108 DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2023.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 09/17/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Prehospital tracheal intubation is a potentially lifesaving intervention, but is associated with prolonged time on-scene. Some services strongly advocate performing the procedure outside of the ambulance or aircraft, while others also perform the procedure inside the vehicle. This study was designed as a non-inferiority trial registering the rate of successful tracheal intubation and incidence of complications performed by a critical care team either inside or outside an ambulance or helicopter. METHODS This observational multicentre study was performed between March 2020 and September 2021 and involved 12 anaesthetist-staffed critical care teams providing emergency medical services by helicopter in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. The primary outcome was first-pass successful tracheal intubations. RESULTS Of the 422 drug-assisted tracheal intubations examined, 240 (57%) took place in the cabin of the ambulance or helicopter. The rate of first-pass success was 89.2% for intubations in-cabin vs 86.3% outside. This difference of 2.9% (confidence interval -2.4% to 8.2%) (two sided 10%, including 0, but not the non-inferiority limit Δ=-4.5) fulfils our criteria for non-inferiority, but not significant superiority. These results withstand after performing a propensity score analysis. The mean on-scene time associated with the helicopter in-cabin procedures (27 min) was significantly shorter than for outside the cabin (32 min, P=0.004). CONCLUSIONS Both in-cabin and outside the cabin, prehospital tracheal intubation by anaesthetists was performed with a high success rate. The mean on-scene time was shorter in the in-cabin helicopter cohort. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NCT04206566.
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- Jacob Broms
- Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Karlstad Central Hospital, Karlstad, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Science, Section of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden; Helicopter Emergency Medical Service, Västra Götalandsregionen, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Emergency Medicine and Prehospital Services, St. Olav's University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Research, Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, Oslo, Norway; Division of Prehospital Services, Air Ambulance Department, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Emergency Medicine and Prehospital Services, St. Olav's University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway; Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, Department of Research and Development, Oslo, Norway
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway; Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, Department of Research and Development, Oslo, Norway
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- Swedish Air Ambulance, Mora, Sweden; Section for Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Rapid Response Car, Capio, Stockholm, Sweden
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Sunde GA, Bjerkvig C, Bekkevold M, Kristoffersen EK, Strandenes G, Bruserud Ø, Apelseth TO, Heltne JK. Implementation of a low-titre whole blood transfusion program in a civilian helicopter emergency medical service. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med 2022; 30:65. [PMID: 36494743 PMCID: PMC9733220 DOI: 10.1186/s13049-022-01051-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Early balanced transfusion is associated with improved outcome in haemorrhagic shock patients. This study describes the implementation and evaluates the safety of a whole blood transfusion program in a civilian helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS). METHODS This prospective observational study was performed over a 5-year period at HEMS-Bergen, Norway. Patients in haemorrhagic shock receiving out of hospital transfusion of low-titre Group O whole blood (LTOWB) or other blood components were included. Two LTOWB units were produced weekly and rotated to the HEMS for forward storage. The primary endpoints were the number of patients transfused, mechanisms of injury/illness, adverse events and survival rates. Informed consent covered patient pathway from time of emergency interventions to last endpoint and subsequent data handling/storage. RESULTS The HEMS responded to 5124 patients. Seventy-two (1.4%) patients received transfusions. Twenty patients (28%) were excluded due to lack of consent (16) or not meeting the inclusion criteria (4). Of the 52 (100%) patients, 48 (92%) received LTOWB, nine (17%) received packed red blood cells (PRBC), and nine (17%) received freeze-dried plasma. Of the forty-six (88%) patients admitted alive to hospital, 35 (76%) received additional blood transfusions during the first 24 h. Categories were blunt trauma 30 (58%), penetrating trauma 7 (13%), and nontrauma 15 (29%). The majority (79%) were male, with a median age of 49 (IQR 27-70) years. No transfusion reactions, serious complications or logistical challenges were reported. Overall, 36 (69%) patients survived 24 h, and 28 (54%) survived 30 days. CONCLUSIONS Implementing a whole blood transfusion program in civilian HEMS is feasible and safe and the logistics around out of hospital whole blood transfusions are manageable. Trial registration The study is registered in the ClinicalTrials.gov registry (NCT02784951).
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- Geir Arne Sunde
- grid.412008.f0000 0000 9753 1393Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway ,Helicopter Emergency Medical Services, Bergen, Norway
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- grid.412008.f0000 0000 9753 1393Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway ,Helicopter Emergency Medical Services, Bergen, Norway ,grid.7914.b0000 0004 1936 7443Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- grid.420120.50000 0004 0481 3017Department of Research, Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, Oslo, Norway ,grid.55325.340000 0004 0389 8485Division of Prehospital Services, Air Ambulance Department, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- grid.7914.b0000 0004 1936 7443Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway ,grid.412008.f0000 0000 9753 1393Department of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- grid.412008.f0000 0000 9753 1393Department of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- grid.412008.f0000 0000 9753 1393Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- grid.7914.b0000 0004 1936 7443Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway ,grid.412008.f0000 0000 9753 1393Department of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway ,grid.457897.00000 0004 0512 8409Norwegian Armed Forces Joint Medical Service, Sessvollmoen, Norway
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- grid.412008.f0000 0000 9753 1393Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway ,Helicopter Emergency Medical Services, Bergen, Norway ,grid.7914.b0000 0004 1936 7443Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Ringvold EM, Bekkevold M, Bruun AMG, Børke WB, Finjarn TJ, Haugen AS, Isern E, Skjeflo GW, Ulvik A. Norwegian standard for the safe practice of anaesthesia. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2018; 62:411-417. [PMID: 29368359 DOI: 10.1111/aas.13066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2017] [Accepted: 12/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet; Oslo Norway
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- Baerum Hospital; Vestre Viken Hospital Trust; Baerum Norway
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- St. Olav's Hospital; Trondheim Norway
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- Haukeland University Hospital; Bergen Norway
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Skjærseth EÅ, Trønnes H, Kvalsvik O, Bekkevold M, Roshauw J, Abrahamsen H, Tjessem M. Re: Akuttmottaket trenger egne spesialister. Tidsskriftet 2015; 135:1920-1. [DOI: 10.4045/tidsskr.15.1126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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