Ventilation Procedures for Intensive Care Air Transports

Many metropolitan area hospitals are facing difficulties in densely populated urban areas: how to transfer intensive care patients to centers where there are open ICU beds or adequate staffing this week, or specialized centers for advanced treatment care needs. In addition to these logistics, transferring the ventilated patient from one ICU to another poses additional therapeutic challenges. The University Hospital System in Munich has defined a systematic approach to ICU patient treatment and transport.