Outcomes of interfacility critical care adult patient transport: a systematic review

Table 1 Characteristics of included studies

Study	n	Country	Study duration	Study design	Diagnoses
Barillo et al. (1997) [28]	146	USA	Nov 1987 to Sept 1994	Retrospective case series	Smoke inhalation
					Facial burn/injury
					Polytrauma
					Pneumonia
					Respiratory failure from other causes
Remond et al. (1998) [29]	10	France	July 1996 to Sept 1997	Prospective case series	Meningitis
					Gas gangrene
					Post-operative respiratory failure
					Carbon monoxide poisoning
					Liver transplantation
					Stroke
Orf et al. (2000) [30]	15	USA	Not reported	Prospective case series	Traumatic brain injury
Uusaro et al. (2002) [31]	66	Finland	1993 to 1999	Retrospective case series	Acute respiratory distress syndrome
					Respiratory failure from other causes
Veldman et al. (2004) [32]	8	Germany	Not reported	Retrospective case series	Pneumonia
					Guillain-Barre syndrome
					Intracranial tumor
					Intracranial hemorrhage
					Acute respiratory distress syndrome
					Anoxic brain injury
					Neurodegenerative disease

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