Air Medical Transportation for Severe Acute Pancreatitis Patients over an Extra Long Distance: Is It Safe Enough?

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Variables</td><td class="align_center">All SAP patients</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Transport time (hours)</td><td class="align_center">5.86 (1.19)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Transport distance (kilometers)</td><td class="align_center">1530 (433)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Alterations in vital signs</td><td class="align_left"> </td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Increased body temperature</td><td class="align_center">4 (20)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Heart rate elevation</td><td class="align_center">3 (15)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Decreased blood pressure</td><td class="align_center">2 (10)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Tachypnea</td><td class="align_center">4 (20)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Decreased blood oxygen saturation</td><td class="align_center">1 (5)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Decreased urine volume</td><td class="align_center">2 (10)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation for continuous variables and absolute numbers and percentages for categorical variables.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>Transport-associated data of the severe acute pancreatitis patients transferred to our center.</div>

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Table 2: Air Medical Transportation for Severe Acute Pancreatitis Patients over an Extra Long Distance: Is It Safe Enough? 