Review
Air transport of patients with critical cardiac conditions requiring intensive care
1Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Lokman Hekim University; Ankara-Turkey
Anatol J Cardiol 2021; (25): 31-33 DOI: 10.5152/AnatolJCardiol.2021.S112
Abstract
It is extremely important that patients with severe heart disease who need an intensive care unit can be quickly transferred to advanced centers. Air transport is the fastest and safest way for doing this in these patients, and its importance has been recognized in recent years. In this review, we examined the details of air transport of patients with critical cardiac conditions.
Keywords: air transport of ill patients, intensive care in aeromedical transport, physiological effects of air transport