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Podcast: Anesthesia Patient Safety Podcast
Episode: #259 Every Move Matters: Why Transport Safety Can Save Your Critical Patients
Description: Intrahospital transport of critically ill patients presents significant safety risks that can be mitigated through proper guidelines, checklists, and handoffs between care teams. The episode examines transport-related adverse events and complications while providing practical tools to enhance patient safety during these vulnerable transitions.• Multiple categories of intrahospital transport adverse events including respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological and equipment-related complications• Risk factors for transport complications including patient characteristics, transport circumstances, and team experience• Society of Critical Care Medicine guidelines focusing on four components: communication, personnel, equipment and monitoring• Comprehensive perioperative transport checklist covering identification, airway, breathing, circulation, neurolog...