Reduction of intra-hospital transport time using the easy tube arrange device

Autor: Ki Hyuk Joo, In Sool Yoo, Jinwoong Lee, Seung Whan Kim, Seung Ryu, Yeon Ho You, Yong Chul Cho, Woon Jun Jeong, Byung Jun Ahn, Sung Uk Cho
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, Vol 3, Iss 2, Pp 81-87 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2383-4625
DOI: 10.15441/ceem.15.091
Popis: Objective Critically ill patients sometimes require transport to another location. Longer intra-hospital transport time increases the risk of hemodynamic instability and associated complications. Therefore, reducing intra-hospital transport time is critical. Our objective was to evaluate whether or not a new device the easy tube arrange device (ETAD) has the potential to reduce intra-hospital transport time of critically ill patients. Methods We enrolled volunteers for this prospective randomized controlled study. Each participant arranged four, five, and six fluid tubings, monitoring lines, and therapeutic equipment on a cardiopulmonary resuscitation training mannequin (Resusci Anne). The time required to arrange the fluid tubings for intra-hospital transport using two different methods was evaluated. Results The median time to arrange four, five, and six fluid tubings was 86.00 (76.50 to 98.50), 96.00 (86.00 to 113.00), and 115.50 (93.00 to 130.75) seconds, respectively, using the conventional method and 60.50 (52.50 to 72.75), 69.00 (57.75 to 80.80), and 72.50 (64.75 to 90.50) seconds using the ETAD (all P
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