TY - JOUR
T1 - Safe transfer of pediatric patients from hematopoietic stem cell transplant unit into the pediatric intensive care unit
T2 - views of nurses and physicians
AU - Hutt, Daphna
AU - Arjona, Eugenia Trigoso
AU - Mekelenkamp, Hilda
AU - Galimard, Jacques-Emmanuel
AU - Kozijn, Anne
AU - Schröder, Teija
AU - Gjergji, Marjola
AU - Dalissier, Arnaud
AU - Liptrott, Sarah J
AU - Murray, John
AU - Kenyon, Michelle
AU - van Gestel, J P J
AU - Corbacioglu, Selim
AU - Bader, Peter
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank the many questionnaire respondents who provided data for this survey and to the ESPNIC colleagues for their collaboration. We highly appreciate the support of Christina Peters to this work.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited.
PY - 2022/5
Y1 - 2022/5
N2 - Sufficient communication between hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) teams is pivotal for a successful advanced support in the PICU for HSCT-related complications. We evaluated perceived communication and barriers between both teams with the aim of providing recommendations for improvement. In this cross-sectional survey, a self-designed online questionnaire was distributed among ESPNIC and EBMT members. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Over half of HSCT respondents employed a transfer indication protocol and patient assessment tool, but less structured checklist prior to patient transfer. Nearly all PICU respondents perceived this checklist as improvement for communication. Most HSCT and PICU physicians have daily rounds upon patient transfer while this is mostly missing between nursing teams. Half of both HSCT and PICU nurses indicated that HSCT training for PICU nurses could improve communication and patient transfer. Most respondents indicated that structured meetings between HSCT and PICU nurses could improve communication. Overall there is good communication between HSCT and PICU units, although barriers were noted between members of both teams. Based on our findings, we recommend use of a structured and specific checklist by HSCT teams, HSCT training for PICU personnel, and structured meetings between HSCT and PICU nurses.
AB - Sufficient communication between hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) teams is pivotal for a successful advanced support in the PICU for HSCT-related complications. We evaluated perceived communication and barriers between both teams with the aim of providing recommendations for improvement. In this cross-sectional survey, a self-designed online questionnaire was distributed among ESPNIC and EBMT members. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Over half of HSCT respondents employed a transfer indication protocol and patient assessment tool, but less structured checklist prior to patient transfer. Nearly all PICU respondents perceived this checklist as improvement for communication. Most HSCT and PICU physicians have daily rounds upon patient transfer while this is mostly missing between nursing teams. Half of both HSCT and PICU nurses indicated that HSCT training for PICU nurses could improve communication and patient transfer. Most respondents indicated that structured meetings between HSCT and PICU nurses could improve communication. Overall there is good communication between HSCT and PICU units, although barriers were noted between members of both teams. Based on our findings, we recommend use of a structured and specific checklist by HSCT teams, HSCT training for PICU personnel, and structured meetings between HSCT and PICU nurses.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85127129185&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1038/s41409-021-01559-5
DO - 10.1038/s41409-021-01559-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 35190674
SN - 0268-3369
VL - 57
SP - 734
EP - 741
JO - Bone Marrow Transplantation
JF - Bone Marrow Transplantation
IS - 5
ER -