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Table 1 Incidents

From: Transferring the critically ill patient: are we there yet?

 

Medical

 
 

Cardiovascular

Respiratory

Technical

Incidence

6-24%

0-15%

9-36%

Common events

Hypo-/hypertension

Inadequate ventilation

Power failure

Brady-/tachycardias

Oxygen desaturation

Gas supply problems

Arrhythmias

 

Missing equipment

  

Damaged equipment

  1. Up to 31% of incidents are classified as significant; up to 79% require an intervention; 52 to 91% are preventable.
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