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Podcast: Anesthesia Patient Safety Podcast
Episode: #258 Wheels of Risk: When Patient Safety Rolls Through Hospital Corridors
Description: The journey between hospital departments can be the most dangerous part of a patient's perioperative experience. This eye-opening episode dives deep into the hidden risks of intra-hospital patient transport. We examine the current literature on transport safety with particular focus on the challenges faced by anesthesia professionals. The data is sobering — between 4-9% of transported patients require medical intervention due to transport-related complications. With increasing production pressure, decreased support personnel, and rising patient acuity, we ask the critical question: are we transporting patients safely?We break down transport-related adverse events into essential categories: respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological, and eq...