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Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation During Neonatal Transport

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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].

GMS is supported in part by a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship, Canadian Institute of Health Research and an Alberta Innovate – Health Solution Clinical Fellowship.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

    Megan O’Reilly PhD & Georg M. Schmölzer MD, PhD

  2. Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Medical University, Graz, Austria

    Georg M. Schmölzer MD, PhD

  3. Neonatal research Unit, Royal Alexandra Hospital, 10240 Kingsway Avenue NW, Edmonton, AB, T5H 3V9, Canada

    Georg M. Schmölzer MD, PhD

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O’Reilly, M., Schmölzer, G.M. (2014). Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation During Neonatal Transport. In: Esquinas, A. (eds) Noninvasive Ventilation in High-Risk Infections and Mass Casualty Events. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1496-4_26

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