Abstract
The transport of critically ill patients confers an increased risk for the occurrence
of complications. Therefore the exspected benefits have to be higher than the exspected
rates of complications. In particular, patients in cardiogenic shock due to myocardial
infarction have a very high mortality rate, so the transport should be pursued with
the aim of early revascularization to reduce mortality. This can be performed intrahospitally
to the cathlab or interhospitally to the next reachable hospital with catheterization
opportunities. Therefore in addition to the ECG the monitoring of the patients has
to be done using invasive pressure monitoring und pulse oximetry. Extracorporal assist
systems are posing particular challenges, since these systems could lead to major
complications caused by larger cannulas. However, these systems do not require a more
extensive monitoring but above all more personal effort. Hemodynamic monitoring systems
do not provide any advantages and are not necessary during the transport. Careful
monitoring should lead to a minimal complication rate inside the hospital and a low
complication rate for transports between hospitals.