National survey of neonatal transport teams in the United States

Pediatrics

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 685-691

  Karlsen, Kristine A ^a   Trautman, Michael ^b   Price Douglas, Webra ^c   Smith, Sandra ^d  

^a PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dedicated transport team; Interfacility transport; Neonatal transport; Neonatal transport team; Neonatal transport team workforce; Pediatric transport; Pediatric transport team; Survey; Transportation; Unit based transport team; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; HUMAN; NEONATAL TRANSPORT TEAM; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NURSE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY THERAPIST; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL NURSING; NEONATOLOGY; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY THERAPY; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053482562     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-3796     Document Type: Article

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