Study of the Condition and Problems of the Newborn Infants Before and During Transportation to Mofid Children’s Hospital NICU

Mohammad kazemian¹, Seyed Hossein Fakhraee², Korosh Kosari^3*

¹Neonatologist, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ²MD-FAAP, Neonatologist, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ³Neonatologist, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

ABSTRACT: Transportation of unstable newborn to well equiped NICU is very important in managing such patients. So investigation the condition of transportation is very important for revealing the probable problem. The aim of this study is to investigate the condition and problems of the newborn infants before and during transportation to Mofid children’s Hospital NICU  as a one of major referal center in Iran. This is a cross sectional study conducted in Sep 2010 to Sep 2011. In this period all newborn transported to NICU ot Mofid hospital were enrolled. For each newborn a questionnaire consisting of question about demographic, condition of transportation, time of transportation, drugs and other treatment measurs were filled. Totally 211 patients were enrolled. In 58(27.5%), 123 (58.5%), and 41 (19.4)% a MD, a nurse or a technician respectively accompanied the newborn in transportation. In 52(24.6%) cases had tracheal tube and In 159 (75.4) cases did not have it.  In 167(70.1%) were stable were reached to NICU. In 11 (5.2) cases were hypothermic. In 31 (14.7%) cases were cyanotic. There were no significant relation between person of transporter with stability of newborn. Unstable newborn were transported by physician more than nurses and technicians. In stable group more people passed the newborn CPR workshops but this difference was not significant statistically. In spite of progress in transportation condition recently, better specialized training for newborn transportation can improve transportation yet. It is necessary to register transportation data more precisely.

KEYWORDS: Newborn Transportation; NICU; Hospital

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