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ArticleFrontiers in pediatrics2025

German pediatric intensive care transport registry: study protocol for a prospective multicenter registry.

Stefan Winkler, Felix Dittgen, Edmondo Hammond, Nele Börner, Johanna Kossack, Frank Eifinger, Ingeborg Alijda van den Heuvel, Elias Klinghammer, Victoria Lieftüchter, Pia Paul and 6 more

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Stefan WinklerDivision of Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Felix DittgenDepartment of Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany.
Edmondo HammondDepartment of Pediatrics, Diakonie Kliniken Bad Kreuznach gGmbH, Bad Kreuznach, Germany.
Nele BörnerDepartment of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Immunology and Critical Care Medicine, Charité University Hospital Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Johanna KossackDepartment of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Immunology and Critical Care Medicine, Charité University Hospital Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Frank EifingerDivision of Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Ingeborg Alijda van den HeuvelDepartment of General Pediatrics, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.
Elias KlinghammerNeonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
Victoria LieftüchterPediatric Intensive Care Medicine, Dr. v. Hauner Children's Hospital, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
Pia PaulDepartment of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Alba Perez-OrtizDepartment of Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany.
Patricia BimboeseDepartment of Pediatrics, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany.
Richard BiedermannDepartment of Pediatrics, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany.
André JakobDepartment of Pediatrics, Interdisciplinary Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock, Germany.
Sarah IrlbeckPediatric Intensive Care Unit, Children's Hospital and Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical Faculty, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.
Nadine MandNeonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: In contrast to critical care transport of adults or newborns, transport of pediatric critical care patients in Germany is neither regulated by law nor centrally organized. Due to their different therapeutic needs compared to newborns or adults, critically ill children may receive insufficient treatment during transport. In some regions in Germany, pediatric centers provide specialized pediatric retrieval teams, while others organize each transport individually. Currently, no valid data on pediatric critical care transports in Germany are available, nor are they recorded in a structured manner. Objectives: To establish a nationwide registry for pediatric intensive care transports in Germany. The aim is to describe and analyze the need for and current practice of specialized transports. This data may be used for future demand planning. Setting: Transports are documented by pediatric centers admitting pediatric patients via intensive care transports. Inclusion criteria: All interhospital pediatric intensive care transports of children, aged >27 days and >41 + 0 weeks of corrected gestational, age to <18 years, are eligible for data entry. Methods: The study is designed as a prospective, multicenter registry. Transport data will be collected locally at participating pediatric centers and then submitted digitally and anonymized via a secure, web-based platform. Discussion: We anticipate high participation from pediatric intensive care units and expect to present valid data on the need for pediatric intensive care transports in Germany. This data may serve as a foundation for nationwide demand planning for pediatric intensive care transport resources.

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critical careemergency medical serviceintensive careinterhospital transferpediatricregistrytransport

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PMID41126853
PMCPMC12537787

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