Interruption of therapy during intrahospital transport of non‐ICU patients

dc.contributor.author	Αλαμάνου, Δέσποινα Γ.	el
dc.contributor.author	Φώτος, Νικόλαος Β.	el
dc.contributor.author	Μπροκαλάκη - Πανανουδάκη, Ηρώ	el
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-18T22:28:41Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-18T22:28:41Z
dc.date.issued	2014-07-19
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/1407
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	www.hsj.gr	en
dc.subject	Single-payer health care
dc.subject	Oxygen therapy
dc.subject	Φροντίδα υγείας
dc.subject	Οξυγονοθεραπεία
dc.subject	Intrahospital transport
dc.subject	Μεταφορά
dc.subject	Ασθενοφόρο
dc.subject	non-ICU patients
dc.title	Interruption of therapy during intrahospital transport of non‐ICU patients	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.generalDescription	Research article	en
heal.classification	Primary care (Medicine)
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classification	Νοσηλευτική
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heal.classificationURI	N/A-Νοσηλευτική
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heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85096338
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας.Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2013-06
heal.abstract	Background: International literature review has shown that intrahospital transports are not always performed safely and are very often accompanied by serious complications. The aim of the present study was to determine the frequency of interruption of the applied treatment during transport of non‐ICU patients. Method and Material: It was an observational study consisted of 40 patients hospitalized in an Internal Medicine Unit, of a large general hospital in Athens, undergoing an intrahospital transport for diagnostic tests. Data collection took place from October 2009 to March 2010, using an appropriately configured recording data form that was created by researches according to international literature, and was completed during each intrahospital transport. Statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS v. 16.0, employing the statistical methods x2 test and t‐ test. The statistical significance level was defined as p<0.05. Results: In 52.5% of patients oxygen therapy was interrupted, while in 72.5% of patients intravenous treatment was interrupted, prior to transport. Only in 42.5% of patients a registered nurse or a doctor evaluated their health condition before transport. A statistically significant increase of breath frequency (p <0.001) and reduce of oxygen saturation (p <0.001) after transport in patients who were transported without oxygen supply was also found. Conclusions: Oxygen therapy and continuous intravenous treatment are very often interrupted in patients who undergo an intrahospital transport and serious complications may occur. Therefore, the creation and implementation of a specific protocol for intrahospital transports is critically important, as well as the training and education of the personnel, in order intrahospital transports to be performed with maximum safety for patients.	en
heal.publisher	Μαρβάκη, Χριστίνα	el
heal.journalName	Health Science Journal	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	true
heal.dateCreated	2013-04