Epidemiology of Aeromedical Evacuation

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01071382

Enrollment

504

Registered

2010-02-19

Start date

2010-02-28

Completion date

2010-02-28

Last updated

2012-10-16

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Conditions

Apoplexy, Femoral Neck Fracture, Myocardial Infarction, Polytrauma, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Keywords

Aeromedical Evacuation, Repatriation

Brief summary

Increasing air travel has resulted in a significant increase in aeromedical evacuation over the past decade. However there is only a small amount of epidemiological data available on the diagnosis, costs and transport characteristics of aeromedical evacuation cases. In the present study Cases of aeromedical evacuation by a relief organization (Workers' Samaritan Federation Germany) were analyzed based on the following criteria: age, sex and diagnosis of the patient, ventilation mode, days of illness before transport, type of transport, flight routes, flying time, flight distance, type of aircraft, type and distance of connecting transport from the destination airport to the final hospital, total cost per repatriation, and costs per flight-minute of each transport type.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* medical emergency and aeromedical evacuation / repatriation

Exclusion criteria

* none

Outcome results