23 Rapid design and deployment of an adult critical care transport team – the launch of big CATS. (30th November 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Roberts, Cathy; Clement, Mark
• Is Part Of: Archives of disease in childhood. Volume 105(2020)Supplement 2
• Page Start: A8
• Page End: A8
• Publication Date: 2020-11-30
• Subjects: Children -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Infants -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 618.920005
• DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2020-gosh.23
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0003-9888

Abstract

Abstract : The Children's Acute Transport service (CATS) is a stand-alone paediatric critical care transport service in the north thames region. In April 2020, demand for adult intensive care beds exceeded surge capacity in some North Central London (NCL), units which led to an urgent need to transfer COVID-19+ve adults between units. A newly formed adult critical care transport service in the NCL region became overwhelmed with requests and CATS were asked to assist. Big CATS was launched within 48 hours, activated 16 times and offered a 7 day a week daytime service without denuding paediatric capacity.