Adverse events during intrahospital transport of critically ill patients: incidence and risk factors

Annals of Intensive Care

Table 5 Risk factors of patient-related adverse events during IHT

Qualitative data	Univariate analysis
	OR (95% CI)	p	OR (95% CI)	p
Treatments before transport
Dialysis	0.84 (0.45-1.58)	NS
Sedation	1.48 (0.83-2.61)	NS
Neuromuscular blockers use	0.78 (0.3-2.02)	NS
Norepinephrine before transport	1.71 (0.86-3.39)	NS
Dobutamine before transport	1.11 (0.49-2.53)	NS
Ventilatory mode before IHT
VAC	1.09 (0.53-2.24)	NS
BIPAP	1.44 (0.52-3.99)	NS
PSV	0.74 (0.29-1.91)	NS
FiO2 before IHT > 60%	1.52 (0.77-2.99)	NS
PEEP before IHT > 6 cmH₂O	2.16 (1.22-3.81)	0.01	2.11 (1.17-3.8)	0.01
Transport
More than four infusion pumps for transport	1.07 (0.28-4.17)	NS
Ventilatory mode change for transport	1.14 (0.52-2.51)	NS
Change of PEEP for transport	0.76 (0.27-2.13)	NS
Treatment modification for transport	2.66 (1.44-4.91)	0.002	2.81 (1.5-5.3)	0.001
Sedation for transport	3.05 (1.5-6.21)	0.003		NS
Neuromuscular blocker use for transport	0.93 (0.29-2.98)	NS
Fluid challenge for transport	2.97 (0.92-9.54)	0.087		NS
Quantitative data	Without AE	With AE		Univariate analysis ( p )
Patient data (Med (25th ,75th))
Age (yr)	57.5 [46–71.25]	59.5 [50.75-69.5]		NS
SAPS II	47 [34–61.5]	49 [34–64]		NS
Transport data (average ± SD)
SOFA the day of transport	5 [2–8]	5 [3–8.75]		NS
MV duration before transport (days)	4.5 [2–12.25]	3.5 [2–9.75]		NS
No. of infusion pumps during transport	2 [1–3]	2 [2, 3]		NS

VAC = volume assist–control; BIPAP = bi-level positive airway pressure; PSV = pressure support ventilation; FiO₂ = fraction of inspired oxygen; PEEP = positive end-expiratory pressure; SOFA = Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment; SAPS II = Simplified Acute Physiology Score; MV = mechanical ventilation; SD = standard deviation; OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; NS = not significant.