Publications by authors named "Sven Watzinger"
[The SCATTER project: computer-based simulation in the strategic transfer of intensive care patients].
Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz
February 2024
Article Synopsis
- The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the need for an efficient nationwide strategy for transferring critical care patients in Germany, prompting the SCATTER research project to explore this issue through computer simulations.
- A simulation was created utilizing data on current critical care transport procedures and varied transfer scenarios, including assessing transfers from Schleswig-Holstein to different regions.
- Results indicated that while air transport could accommodate more patients, it also introduced risks, showing that distance-dependent strategies yielded similar outcomes to air transport alone due to operational challenges with ground-based transfers.