Arterial blood pressure changes induced by acceleration during mobile intensive care unit patient transport are not patient related: beware of misinterpretation

Abstract

Arterial blood pressure changes induced by acceleration during mobile intensive care unit patient transport are not patient related Droogh,

Time course of physiological variables during inter-hospital helicopter transport of ventilated COVID-19 patients

“…In conclusion, being airborne aboard a helicopter had minimal and clinically irrelevant impact on the physiological variables, compared with the reference period prior to take-off. Noteworthy, a simulation study showed that variations in invasive blood pressure readings during accelerations or decelerations can be artifacts resulting from inevitable physical phenomena [ 5 ]. The time courses of physiological variables and absence of complications suggest that helicopter transport can contribute to safe inter-hospital transfers of ventilated COVID-19 patients.…”