Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation During Neonatal Transport

Abstract

Approximately 1 % of newborn infants require neonatal transport for continuation of care [1–4]. Specialized neonatal transport teams are skilled in patient care, communication, and equipment management; and they are extensively trained in resuscitation, stabilization, and transport of critically ill infants [5–7]. Overall, 95 % of neonatal transports are by road, with air transport (helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft) accounting for only 5 % [3]. One-third of neonatal transports occur within the first 24 h after birth and the rest within the first week after birth [1–3].