Organizing the intra-hospital transportation of a newborn: the twelve steps to safety

Intrahospital transportation (IHT) of newborns is an integral part of intensive care and nursing of patients in neonatal ICUs and neonatal departments. Transfer within a medical facility ensures the availability of medical technologies required by the patient and is associated with significant risks of deterioration of the condition, potential increase in the need for certain types of therapy and worsening of hospital stage outcomes at the same time. Nevertheless, the newborns’ IHT problematics remains poorly studied. Undeservedly insufficient amount of attention is paid to the standardization of this section of practical healthcare. Meanwhile, modern requirements for the organization of high-quality and high-safety medical care imply the formation of an optimal technology associated with minimalization of all the risks. Authors summarize the available scientific and practical experience in the field of newborns’ IHT organizing highlighting the key points of the process and inviting neonatologists to further discussion on this important problem.