Kangaroo Transport Instead of Incubator Transport
Autor: | Christine B. Fischer, Dieter Sontheimer, Kerstin E. Buch |
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Rok vydání: | 2004 |
Předmět: |
Incubators
Infant medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics business.industry Respiration Infant Care Infant Newborn Infant Incubator Rectal temperature Infant Low Birth Weight Mother-Child Relations Body Temperature Oxygen Transportation of Patients Heart Rate Recien nacido Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Emergency medicine Humans Medicine business Infant Premature |
Zdroj: | Pediatrics. 113:920-923 |
ISSN: | 1098-4275 0031-4005 |
DOI: | 10.1542/peds.113.4.920 |
Popis: | Objective. Compared with in utero transport, incubator transport for preterm infants has several disadvantages including instability during transport with increased mortality and morbidity, lack of adequate systems for securing the infant in the event of an accident, and separation of mother and infant. As a new kind of postnatal transportation that bears some analogy to in utero transport and may be safer than incubator transport, we investigated kangaroo transport, transporting the infant on the mother’s or other caregiver’s chest. This article presents a description and preliminary data for kangaroo transport. Design. We conducted kangaroo transports of 31 stable preterm and term infants in different settings and recorded data regarding transport conditions and cardiorespiratory stability. Eighteen transports were back transfers, and 13 were transfers in. Twenty-seven transports were conducted by the mother, 1 by the father, 2 by nurses, and 1 by a doctor. Transport distance was 2 to 400 km. Results. Heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, and rectal temperature remained stable during all kangaroo transports lasting 10 to 300 minutes. Weight at transport was 1220 to 3720 g. Parents felt very comfortable and safe and appreciated this method of transport. Conclusions. Kangaroo transport promotes mother-infant closeness and might ameliorate several of the risks associated with incubator transport. |
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