Quality Assessment of Neonatal Transport performed by the Mobile Emergency Medical Services (Samu)》.pdfVIP

J Pediatr (Rio J). 2015;91(4):380385 .br ARTIGO ORIGINAL Quality Assessment of Neonatal Transport performed by the Mobile Emergency Medical Services (Samu) Juliana C.F. Romanzeira e Silvia W. Sarinho ∗ Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, PE, Brasil Recebido em 1 de setembro de 2014; aceito em 14 de outubro de 2014 KEYWORDS Abstract Transport services; Objective: To assess the quality of neonatal transport performed by the Mobile Emergency Medical Services (Servic¸o de Atendimento Móvel de Urgência [Samu]). Newborn; Methods: This was a cross-sectional before-and-after observational study. The study was car- Emergency Medical ried out from March to August of 2013 using a validated instrument, the Transport Risk Index of Services Physiologic Stability (TRIPS), to assess the characteristics of the newborn, medical and mecha- nical complications (equipment and ambulance), and stability of newborns before and after transport. Tests were conducted with 95% confidence level. Numerical variables are represen- ted by measures of central tendency and dispersion. Categorical variables were compared by Fisher’s exact test. In the comparison of variables between the groups, the Student’s t-test was used for variables with normal distribution, Fisher exact test, when appropriate, and the Mann-Whitney test, for non-normal distribution. Results: 33 newborns we