Neugeborenen-Transport (Leitlinienklasse S2k, AWMF-Leitlinien-Register Nr. 024/003)

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Federführende Fachgesellschaft

Gesellschaft für Neonatologie und Pädiatrische Intensivmedizin (GNPI)

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Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendheilkunde (ÖGKJ)

European Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants (EFCNI)

Version: 5.0

Stand: 17.7.2024

Publication History

Article published online:
13 October 2025

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