Vascular access and circulatory support performed by referring hospitals during stabilisation
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RH (%) | CATS (%) | RH (%) | CATS (%) | RH (%) | CATS (%) | RH (%) | CATS (%) | p Value | |
| Central venous access | 47 (61.8) | 29 (38.2) | 45 (59.2) | 31 (40.8) | 57 (80.2) | 14 (19.8) | 39 (69.6) | 17 (30.4) | 0.01 |
| Arterial access | 93 (75.0) | 31 (25.0) | 80 (75.5) | 26 (24.5) | 68 (64.8) | 37 (35.2) | 56 (71.8) | 22 (28.2) | 0.127 |
| First inotropic agent | 30 (49.2) | 31 (50.8) | 26 (45.6) | 31 (54.4) | 12 (34.3) | 23 (65.7) | 9 (39.1) | 14 (60.9) | 0.31 |
| Intraosseous access | 9 (81.8) | 2 (18.2) | 6 (75.0) | 2 (25.0) | 9 (64.3) | 5 (35.7) | 8 (100) | 0 (0) | 0.97 |
| Fluid resuscitation | 62 (56.4) | 48 (43.6) | 92 (84.4) | 17 (15.6) | 33 (36.7) | 57 (63.4) | 54 (50.9) | 52 (49.1) | <0.01 |
CATS, Children's Acute Transport Service; RH, referring hospital.