Strategies for a safe interhospital transfer with an intubated patient or where readiness for intubation is needed: A critical incidents study.

Introduction: The number of interhospital transports with intubated patients or where intubation readiness is required is increasing in Sweden and globally. Specialist nurses are often responsible for these transports, which involve numerous risks for critically ill patients.

Aim: The aim of this study was to describe nurse anaesthetists' and intensive care nurses' strategies for safe interhospital transports with intubated patients or where intubation readiness is required.