biostudies-literatureAbdelmawla MCanadian Institutes of Health Researche290-e296https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8643583biostudies-literatureUnknown26(7)<h4>Objective</h4>The aim of this study was to evaluate if the presence of a physician in the neonatal transport team (NTT) affects transport-related outcomes and procedural success.<h4>Design</h4>Retrospective cohort study with propensity score matching.<h4>Setting</h4>Canadian national study.<h4>Patients</h4>Neonatal transports from nontertiary centres between January 2014 and December 2017.<h4>Interventions</h4>Comparison of transports conducted by NTTs with physicians (MD Group) and without physicians (noMD Group).<h4>Main outcome measures</h4>The primary outcome was the change in patient acuity as measured by the transport risk index of physiologic severity (TRIPS) score. Secondary outcomes included mortality within 24 hours of NICU admission, clinical complications during transport, Paediatrics & child healthEvaluation of transport-related outcomes for neonatal transport teams with and without physicians.PMC8643583PHE 293626Murthy PPiuze GByrne PRoukema HJangaard KWhyte HRedpath SThomas SIlodigwe DKalapesi ZHansen GPhillips EMasse EDeshpandey ASingh ATing JTierney APerrault TCaces RMarrin MLee KSCanadian Neonatal Transport NetworkNarvey MAbdelmawla MDaspal SToye JBingham WBeaumier LfalseEvaluation of transport-related outcomes for neonatal transport teams with and without physicians.<h4>Objective</h4>The aim of this study was to evaluate if the presence of a physician in the neonatal transport team (NTT) affects transport-related outcomes and procedural success.<h4>Design</h4>Retrospective cohort study with propensity score matching.<h4>Setting</h4>Canadian national study.<h4>Patients</h4>Neonatal transports from nontertiary centres between January 2014 and December 2017.<h4>Interventions</h4>Comparison of transports conducted by NTTs with physicians (MD Group) and without physicians (noMD Group).<h4>Main outcome measures</h4>The primary outcome was the change in patient acuity as measured by the transport risk index of physiologic severity (TRIPS) score. Secondary outcomes included mortality within 24 hours of NICU admission, clinical complications during transport, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z2021 Nov2025-04-19T16:18:47.209Z2024-12-03T16:40:46.054ZS-EPMC86435833488096010.1093/pch/pxab019