Adam Willis, Lillia Pereiras, Tim Head, Genevieve Dupuis, Janet Sessums, Gordon Corder, Kim Graves, Jack Tipton, Shyam Sathanandam
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.14, No.1, pp. 69-73, 2019, DOI:10.1111/chd.12706
Abstract Objective: The objective of this article is to describe the elements involved with
transporting extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants from referring centers to our
center’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and then from the NICU to the catheterization lab for transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA).
Setting: Several referring centers are over 300 miles away. ELBW infants are transferred in to our NICU safely for the procedure and transferred back following the
procedure. A multidisciplinary team approach is necessary in order to achieve a safe
transport of these fragile patients.
Patients: To date, we have over 12 centers… More >
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