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Triage and Transport of Infants and Children with Cardiac Disease

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Advances in cardiology, intensive care, and surgical techniques have led to the survival of children with previously lethal congenital cardiac defects [1–3]. A large number of these children present to local community hospitals, nurseries, and emergency for their initial stabilization before being transferred to regional tertiary care centers for more invasive diagnostic, surgical, and/or critical care intervention. Because of this, pediatric transport systems have become a significant component of the pediatric cardiac care continuum.

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  1. Department of Paediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Bradley A. Kuch

  2. Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Richard A. Orr

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  1. Children's Hospital, Pittsburgh, 5th Ave. 3705, Pittsburgh, 15213, USA

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  2. School of Medicine, Children's Hospital, University of Pittsburgh, Fifth Ave. 3705, Pittsburgh, 15213, USA

    Victor Morell

  3. Chemin de Normanie 2, Geneve, 1206, Switzerland

    Eduardo Cruz

  4. Children's Hospital, Pittsburgh, 5th Ave. 3705, Pittsburgh, 15213, USA

    Carol Vetterly

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Kuch, B.A., Orr, R.A. (2009). Triage and Transport of Infants and Children with Cardiac Disease. In: Munoz, R., Morell, V., Cruz, E., Vetterly, C. (eds) Critical Care of Children with Heart Disease. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-262-7_2

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