Quality Indicators for Ground Inter-Hospital Transport of Critically Ill Adults

A finalized set of 35 quality indicators for ground inter-hospital transport of adult critically ill patients, developed via a two-round Delphi expert consultation. The indicator system comprises 3 first-level, 10 second-level, and 22 third-level indicators, structured using the Donabedian model. The dataset, a 72.5 KB document authored by Qianqian Zhang, was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Evaluating transport service quality based on the established structure-process-outcome framework.
• Identifying weaknesses in inter-hospital transport practice using the 22 third-level indicators.
• Benchmarking transport performance against standardized, quantifiable metrics.
• Informing training and protocol development for critical care transport teams.

Strengths

• Expert authority coefficients of 0.950 and 0.974 indicate high expert consensus.
• Response rates of 100% and 95.83% for the two Delphi consultation rounds.
• Kendall's concordance coefficients for third-level indicators were statistically significant (p < 0.001).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The 72.5 KB file size suggests a limited scope, likely containing the indicator definitions and study results.

Provenance

Source

Qianqian Zhang via figshare.

Collection Method

Developed through literature review, semi-structured interviews, research group discussions, and two rounds of Delphi expert consultation.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-14 05:39:09; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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