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Transport and Transfer of Care of Critically-Ill Children

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Healthcare systems are complex and require a large number of healthcare providers to deliver safe, effective care to patients. Many errors in the delivery of healthcare are due to failures of organizational structure such as communication, leadership, and teamwork. Many strategies have been developed to address these failures and have resulted in safer patient care.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Children’s Hospital Colorado & University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 13123 East 16th Ave B090, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA

    Mark D. Twite & Richard J. Ing

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  1. Dept. of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital Colorado, Univ. of Colorado, Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA

    Eduardo M. Da Cruz

  2. Dept. Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital Colorado, Univ. of Colorado, Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA

    Dunbar Ivy

  3. Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Children's Hospital Colorado, Univ. of Colorado, Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA

    James Jaggers

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Twite, M.D., Ing, R.J. (2014). Transport and Transfer of Care of Critically-Ill Children. In: Da Cruz, E., Ivy, D., Jaggers, J. (eds) Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery and Intensive Care. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4619-3_144

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