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The quality of care delivered after intubation and during transfer to hospital may have as much influence on outcome as the intubation itself. Experience from intrahospital transfers suggests that unexpected problems or complications occur during 62–68% of transfers (Lovell et al. 2001) (Papson et al. 2007). Critical or life-threatening incidents occurred in nearly 9%. In the prehospital environment the incidence of complications can be expected to be higher as the environment is often less controlled and the patient more unstable (intrahospital transfers usually only take place if patients are relatively stable). Lovel commented that many of the difficulties were preventable with adequate pretransport communication and planning.
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Griffiths, A., Lowes, T., Henning, J. (2010). Post-intubation Management. In: Pre-Hospital Anesthesia Handbook. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84996-159-2_4
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