Report and evaluation on work of the neonatal transport network in the Pearl River (Zhujiang) Delta

Abstract:

Objective To report and evaluate the ten-year work and effect of the Neonatal Transport Network (NTN) in Pearl River (Zhujiang) Delta in Guangdong Province. Methods The NTN means of transportation were introduced and the clinic advantages of the transportation were analyzed.Results The NTN covers 87 hospitals in this area. 8 124 newborns were transported through the NTN in the past 10 years with a mortality of 0.43% on the road. 8 089 newborns were hospitalized in the third level neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), whose mortality was 4.50%. The mortality of the whole NTN hospitals was 2.07‰.Conclusions The working mechanism of the NTN is reasonable and applicable, which improves the neonatological treatment skills of NTN participants including the third level NICU. The NTN is an important step to the reduction of the mortality of neonates.