Acute airway management in the critically ill child requiring transport

Morbidity and severity of illness during interhospital transfer: impact of a specialised paediatric retrieval team

“…In the study by Fuller et al of transportation of critically ill children in Canada 43% of patients required some form of airway or respiratory intervention 14. In our study 57% (29) required airway intervention and 26% (13) needed ventilatory interventions.…”