Anesthesia Patient Safety Podcast

#259 Every Move Matters: Why Transport Safety Can Save Your Critical Patients


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Intrahospital transport of critically ill patients presents significant safety risks that can be mitigated through proper guidelines, checklists, and handoffs between care teams. The episode examines transport-related adverse events and complications while providing practical tools to enhance patient safety during these vulnerable transitions.

• Multiple categories of intrahospital transport adverse events including respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological and equipment-related complications
• Risk factors for transport complications including patient characteristics, transport circumstances, and team experience
• Society of Critical Care Medicine guidelines focusing on four components: communication, personnel, equipment and monitoring
• Comprehensive perioperative transport checklist covering identification, airway, breathing, circulation, neurological status and equipment
• Multi-Center Handoff Collaborative tools providing structured approaches to handoffs between care teams
• Recommendations including pre-transport risk assessment, education for all team members, and implementation of standardized checklists
• Importance of system design considerations like uncluttered hallways and team formations that optimize patient observation

The deadline for the October 2025 APSF newsletter is July 1st. Check out the guide for authors at APSF.org for more information.

For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/259-every-move-matters-why-transport-safety-can-save-your-critical-patients/

© 2025, The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

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