Interhospital transport of children with bronchiolitis by a statewide emergency transport service

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the rate of interhospital emergency transport for bronchiolitis and intensive care admission following the introduction of high flow nasal cannula and standardised paediatric observation and response charts. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Setting: A statewide paediatric intensive care transport service and its two referral paediatric intensive care units (PICUs) in Victoria, Australia. Participants: Children less than 2 years old emergently transported with bronchiolitis during two time periods: 2008–2012 and 2015–2019. Main outcome measures: Incidence rates of bronchiolitis transport episodes, PICU admissions and respiratory support. Results: 802 children with..